Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.67

aho me bata daurātmyaḿ

strī-jitasyopadhāraya

yo 'ńkaḿ premṇārurukṣantaḿ

nābhyanandam asattamaḥ

SYNONYMS

aho — alas; me — my; bata — certainly; daurātmyam — cruelty; strī-jitasya — conquered by a woman; upadhāraya — just think of me in this regard; yaḥ — who; ańkam — lap; premṇā — out of love; ārurukṣantam — trying to rise onto it; na — not; abhyanandam — received properly; asat-tamaḥ — the most cruel.

TRANSLATION

Alas, just see how I was conquered by my wife! Just imagine my cruelty! Out of love and affection the boy was trying to get up on my lap, but I did not receive him, nor did I even pat him for a moment. Just imagine how hardhearted I am.

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