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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.17
dīrgham śvasantī vrijinasya pāram
māmańgalam tāta pareshu mamsthā
bhuńkte jano yat para-duhkhadas tat
SYNONYMS
dīrgham — heavy; śvasantī — breathing; vrijinasya — of the danger; pāram — limitation; apaśyatī — without finding; bālakam — to her son; āha — said; bālā — the lady; mā — let there not be; amańgalam — ill fortune; tāta — my dear son; pareshu — unto others; mamsthāh — desire; bhuńkte — suffered; janah — person; yat — that which; para-duhkhadah — who is apt to inflict pains upon others; tat — that.
TRANSLATION
She also was breathing very heavily, and she did not know the factual remedy for the painful situation. Not finding any remedy, she said to her son: My dear son, don't wish for anything inauspicious for others. Anyone who inflicts pains upon others suffers himself from that pain.
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