śāpiba tomāre muñi, pāñāchi mano-duḥkha
paitā chiṇḍiyā śāpe pracaṇḍa durmukha

 śapiba - I shall curse; tomāre - You; muñi - I; pāñāchi - I have; manaḥ-duḥkha - mentally very much aggrieved; paitā - sacred thread; chiṇḍiyā - breaking; śāpe - cursing; pracaṇḍa - fiercely; durmukha - one who speaks harshly.


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That brāhmaṇa was expert in talking harshly and cursing others. Thus he broke his sacred thread and declared, “I shall now curse You, for Your behavior has greatly aggrieved me.”

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