CC Madhya 14.137 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Madhya-līlā 14.136 - Madhya-līlā 14.138

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 137

māninī nirutsāhe chāḍe vibhūṣaṇa

bhūme vasi’ nakhe lekhe, malina-vadana

SYNONYMS

māninī—proud, egoistic woman; nirutsāhe—because of disappointment; chāḍe—gives up; vibhūṣaṇa—all kinds of ornaments; bhūme vasi’—sitting on the ground; nakhe—with the nails; lekhe—marks lines; malina-vadana—with a morose face.

TRANSLATION

“When a woman is neglected and disappointed, out of egoistic pride she gives up her ornaments and morosely sits down on the ground, marking lines on it with her nails.

Madhya-līlā 14.136 - Madhya-līlā 14.138