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ŚB 11.26.11

Devanagari

कुतस्तस्यानुभाव: स्यात् तेज ईशत्वमेव वा ।
योऽन्वगच्छंस्‍त्रियं यान्तीं खरवत् पादताडित: ॥ ११ ॥

Text

kutas tasyānubhāvaḥ syāt
teja īśatvam eva vā
yo ’nvagacchaṁ striyaṁ yāntīṁ
khara-vat pāda-tāḍitaḥ

Synonyms

kutaḥ — where; tasya — of that person (myself); anubhāvaḥ — the influence; syāt — is; tejaḥ — strength; īśatvam — sovereignty; eva — indeed; — or; yaḥ — who; anvagaccham — ran after; striyam — this woman; yāntīm — while going away; khara-vat — just like an ass; pāda — by the foot; tāḍitaḥ — punished.

Translation

Where are my so-called great influence, power and sovereignty? Just like an ass being kicked in the face by his she-ass, I ran after that woman, who had already given me up.