SB 11.23.21

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

SB 11.23.20

SB 11.23.22

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

arthenālpīyasā hy ete
saṁrabdhā dīpta-manyavaḥ
tyajanty āśu spṛdho ghnanti
sahasotsṛjya sauhṛdam

SYNONYMS

arthena—by wealth; alpīyasā—insignificant; hi—even; ete—they; saṁrabdhāḥ—agitated; dīpta—inflamed; manyavaḥ—their anger; tyajanti—they give up; āśu—very quickly; spṛdhaḥ—becoming quarrelsome; ghnanti—they destroy; sahasā—quickly; utsṛjya—rejecting; sauhṛdam—goodwill.

TRANSLATION

For even a small amount of money these relatives and friends become very agitated and their anger is inflamed. Acting as rivals, they quickly give up all sentiments of goodwill and will reject one at a moment's notice, even to the point of committing murder.