1292 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 30

TRANSLATION

When he suffers reverses in his occupation, he tries again and again to
improve himself, but when he is baffled in all attempts and is ruined, he
accepts money from others because of excessive greed.

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kutumba-bharanakalpo
manda-bhagyo vrthodyamah
$riyd-vihinah krpano
dhyayaii chvasiti miidha-dhih

kutumba—his family; bharana—in maintaining; akalpah—unable; manda-
bhagyah—the unfortunate man; urtha—in vain; udyamah—whose effort;
sriya—beauty, wealth; vihinah—bereft of; krpanah—wretched; dhyayan—
grieving; svasiti_he sighs; midha—bewildered; dhih—his intelligence.

TRANSLATION

Thus the unfortunate man, unsuccessful in maintaining his family mem-
bers, is bereft of all beauty. He always thinks of his failure, grieving very
deeply.

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evar sva-bharanakalpam
tat-kalatradayas tatha

nadriyante yatha pirvam
kinasa iva go-jaram

evam—thus; sva-bharana—to maintain them; akalpam—unable; tat—his;
kalatra—wife; adayah—and so on; tatha—so; na—not; ddriyante—do respect;
yatha—as; pitrvam—before,; kinasah—farmers; iva—like ; go-jaram—an old ox.
