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CC Madhya 14.137

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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.