CC Madhya 14.137
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.