SB 11.23.8

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 23: The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa.

SB 11.23.7

SB 11.23.9

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

duhśīlasya kadaryasya
druhyante putra-bāndhavāḥ
dārā duhitaro bhṛtyā
viṣaṇṇā nācaran priyam

SYNONYMS

duḥśīlasya—having a bad character; kadaryasya—toward the miser; druhyante—they developed enmity; putra—his sons; bāndhavāḥ—and in-laws; dārāḥ—his wife; duhitaraḥ—his daughters; bhṛtyāḥ—the servants; visaṇṇāḥ—disgusted; na ācaran—they did not act; priyam—affectionately.

TRANSLATION

Since he was so hardhearted and miserly, his sons, in-laws, wife, daughters and servants began to feel inimical toward him. Becoming disgusted, they would never treat him with affection.