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ŚB 10.90.39

Devanagari

न ह्येतस्मिन् कुले जाता अधना अबहुप्रजा: ।
अल्पायुषोऽल्पवीर्याश्च अब्रह्मण्याश्च जज्ञिरे ॥ ३९ ॥

Text

na hy etasmin kule jātā
adhanā abahu-prajāḥ
alpāyuṣo ’lpa-vīryāś ca
abrahmaṇyāś ca jajñire

Synonyms

na — not; hi — indeed; etasmin — in this; kule — family; jātāḥ — appearing; adhanaḥ — poor; a-bahu — not having many; prajāḥ — children; alpa-āyuṣaḥ — short-lived; alpa — small; vīryāḥ — whose prowess; ca — and; abrahmaṇyāḥ — not devoted to the brahminical class; ca — and; jajñire — were born.

Translation

No one born in this family was poor in wealth or progeny, short-lived, weak or neglectful of brahminical culture.