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CC Madhya 14.137

মানিনী নিরুৎসাহে ছাড়ে বিভূষণ ।
ভূমে বসি’ নখে লেখে, মলিন-বদন ॥ ১৩৭ ॥
māninī nirutsāhe chāḍe vibhūṣaṇa
bhūme vasi’ nakhe lekhe, malina-vadana

Synonyms

māninī — proud, egoistic woman; nirutsāhe — because of disappointment; chāḍe — gives up; vibhūṣaṇa — all kinds of ornaments; bhūme vasi’ — sitting on the ground; nakhe — with the nails; lekhe — marks lines; malina-vadana — with a morose face.

Translation

“When a woman is neglected and disappointed, out of egoistic pride she gives up her ornaments and morosely sits down on the ground, marking lines on it with her nails.
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