SB 10.47.8

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 47: The Song of the Bee

SB 10.47.7 - SB 10.47.9-10

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 8

khagā vīta-phalaṁ vṛkṣaṁ

bhuktvā cātithayo gṛham

dagdhaṁ mṛgās tathāraṇyaṁ

jārā bhuktvā ratāṁ striyam

SYNONYMS

khagāḥ—birds; vīta—rid; phalam—of its fruits; vṛkṣam—a tree; bhuktvā—having eaten; ca—and; atithayaḥ—guests; gṛham—a house; dagdham—burned down; mṛgāḥ—animals; tathā—similarly; araṇyam—a forest; jārāḥ—paramours; bhuktvā—having enjoyed; ratām—attracted; striyam—a woman.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Birds abandon a tree when its fruits are gone, guests a house after they have eaten, animals a forest that has burnt down, and a lover the woman he has enjoyed, even though she remains attached to him.

SB 10.47.7 - SB 10.47.9-10