māninī nirutsāhe chāḍe vibhūṣaṇa
bhūme vasi' nakhe lekhe, malina-vadana

 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.


Text

“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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