Devanagari
अहो मे बत दौरात्म्यं स्त्रीजितस्योपधारय ।
योऽङ्कं प्रेम्णारुरुक्षन्तं नाभ्यनन्दमसत्तम: ॥ ६७ ॥
Verse text
aho me bata daurātmyaṁ
strī-jitasyopadhāraya
yo ’ṅkaṁ premṇārurukṣantaṁ
nābhyanandam asattamaḥ
Synonyms
aho
—
alas
;
me
—
my
;
bata
—
certainly
;
daurātmyam
—
cruelty
;
strī-jitasya
—
conquered by a woman
;
upadhāraya
—
just think of me in this regard
;
yaḥ
—
who
;
aṅkam
—
lap
;
premṇā
—
out of love
;
ārurukṣantam
—
trying to rise onto it
;
na
—
not
;
abhyanandam
—
received properly
;
asat-tamaḥ
—
the most cruel.
Translation
Alas, just see how I was conquered by my wife! Just imagine my cruelty! Out of love and affection the boy was trying to get up on my lap, but I did not receive him, nor did I even pat him for a moment. Just imagine how hardhearted I am.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
I am controlled by a woman. See my cruelty! Most vile, I did not welcome my son with love when he tried to climb on my lap.