SB 11.26.10

SB 11.26.10

Devanagari

सपरिच्छदमात्मानं हित्वा तृणमिवेश्वरम् ।
यान्तीं स्‍त्रियं चान्वगमं नग्न उन्मत्तवद् रुदन् ॥ १० ॥

Verse text

sa-paricchadam ātmānaṁ
hitvā tṛṇam iveśvaram
yāntīṁ striyaṁ cānvagamaṁ
nagna unmatta-vad rudan

Synonyms

sa-paricchadam — along with my kingdom and all paraphernalia ; ātmānam — myself ; hitvā — abandoning ; tṛṇam — a blade of grass ; iva — as if ; īśvaram — the powerful lord ; yāntīm — going away ; striyam — the woman ; ca — and ; anvagaman — I followed ; nagnaḥ — naked ; unmatta-vat — like a madman ; rudan — crying out.

Translation

Although I was a powerful lord with great opulence, that woman gave me up as if I were no more than an insignificant blade of grass. And still, naked and without shame, I followed her, crying out to her like a madman.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Although I was a powerful lord with great opulence, that woman rejected me as if I were no more than an insignificant blade of grass and departed. And still, naked and without shame, I followed her, crying out to her like a madman. I am just a pet animal because I followed this woman who left after rejecting me like a blade of grass, even though I was a king.