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ŚB 8.8.29

Devanagari

नि:सत्त्वा लोलुपा राजन् निरुद्योगा गतत्रपा: ।
यदा चोपेक्षिता लक्ष्म्या बभूवुर्दैत्यदानवा: ॥ २९ ॥

Text

niḥsattvā lolupā rājan
nirudyogā gata-trapāḥ
yadā copekṣitā lakṣmyā
babhūvur daitya-dānavāḥ

Synonyms

niḥsattvāḥ — without strength; lolupāḥ — very greedy; rājan — O King; nirudyogāḥ — frustrated; gata-trapāḥ — shameless; yadā — when; ca — also; upekṣitāḥ — neglected; lakṣmyā — by the goddess of fortune; babhūvuḥ — they became; daitya-dānavāḥ — the demons and Rākṣasas.

Translation

O King, because of being neglected by the goddess of fortune, the demons and Rākṣasas were depressed, bewildered and frustrated, and thus they became shameless.