Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 17 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.17

মূর্খ, নীচ, ম্লেচ্ছ আদি শাস্ত্ররিক্তগণ ধনসংচযী—নির্গ্রন্থ, আর যে নির্ধন

मूर्ख, नीच, म्लेच्छ आदि शास्त्ररिक्तगण धनसंचयी—निर्ग्रन्थ, आर ये निर्धन

mūrkha, nīca, mleccha ādi śāstra-rikta-gaṇa dhana-sañcayī—nirgrantha, āra ye nirdhana

Synonyms

mūrkhafoolish, illiterate persons; nīcalowborn; mlecchaunclean persons with no principles; ādiand others; śāstra-rikta-gaṇapersons devoid of all regulative principles stated in śāstra; dhana-sañcayīcapitalist (one who gathers wealth); nirgranthacalled nirgrantha; āraalso; yeanyone who; nirdhanawithout riches..

Translation

"Nirgrantha also refers to one who is illiterate, lowborn, misbehaved, unregulated and devoid of respect for Vedic literature. The word also refers to one who is a capitalist and to one who has no riches.

Verse 17 of 355
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