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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.30.12
kutumba-bharanakalpo
manda-bhagyo vrthodyamah
SYNONYMS
kutumba -- his family; bharana -- in maintaining; akalpah -- unable; manda-bhagyah -- the unfortunate man; vrtha -- in vain; udyamah -- whose effort; sriya -- beauty, wealth; vihinah -- bereft of; krpanah -- wretched; dhyayan -- grieving; svasiti -- he sighs; mudha -- bewildered; dhih -- his intelligence.
TRANSLATION
Thus the unfortunate man, unsuccessful in maintaining his family members, is bereft of all beauty. He always thinks of his failure, grieving very deeply.
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