SB 11.26.11 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

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

Verse 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 ; vā — 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Where are the great influence, power and sovereignty of a person who runs after that woman who has rejected him, who is like an ass being kicked in the face by his she-ass? “But you have great influence and power? Why are you so miserable?” Where is that power for the person who pursues a woman who has rejected him?