CC Madhya 14.137

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

CC Madhya 14.136

CC Madhya 14.138

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.