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ŚB 10.89.39

Devanagari

तदाह विप्रो विजयं विनिन्दन् कृष्णसन्निधौ ।
मौढ्यं पश्यत मे योऽहं श्रद्दधे क्लीबकत्थनम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Text

tadāha vipro vijayaṁ
vinindan kṛṣṇa-sannidhau
mauḍhyaṁ paśyata me yo ’haṁ
śraddadhe klība-katthanam

Synonyms

tadā — then; āha — said; vipraḥ — the brāhmaṇa; vijayam — to Arjuna; vinindan — criticizing; kṛṣṇa-sannidhau — in the presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa; mauḍhyam — foolishness; paśyata — just see; me — my; yaḥ — who; aham — I; śraddadhe — trusted; klība — of an impotent eunuch; katthanam — the boasting.

Translation

The brāhmaṇa then derided Arjuna in front of Lord Kṛṣṇa: “Just see how foolish I was to put my faith in the bragging of a eunuch!