Madhya-līlā

Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Verse 137 of 255
Cc Madhya 14.137

মানিনী নিরুত্সাহে ছাডে বিভূষণ ভূমে বসিঽ নখে লেখে, মলিনবদন

मानिनी निरुत्साहे छाडे विभूषण भूमे वसिऽ नखे लेखे, मलिनवदन

māninī nirutsāhe chāḍe vibhūṣaṇa bhūme vasi' nakhe lekhe, malina-vadana

Synonyms

māninīproud, egoistic woman; nirutsāhebecause of disappointment; chāḍegives up; vibhūṣaṇaall kinds of ornaments; bhūme vasi'sitting on the floor; nakhewith the nails; lekhemarks lines; malina-vadanawith 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 floor, marking lines on it with her nails.

Verse 137 of 255
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