vidyā - education; bhakti - devotion; buddhi - and intelligence; bale - in strength; parama - very; pravīṇa - experienced; tabu - still; āpanāke - themselves; māne - they think; tṛṇa - a straw; haite - than; hīna - lower.

“Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana are very much experienced in education, devotional service, intelligence and strength, yet they think themselves inferior to straw in the street.