naivÄká¹£a-kovidÄ yÅ«yaá¹
gopÄlÄ vana-gocarÄḥ
aká¹£air dÄ«vyanti rÄjÄno
bÄṇaiÅ› ca na bhavÄdṛśÄḥ

 na - not; eva - indeed; aká¹£a - in playing at dice; kovidÄḥ - expert; yÅ«yam - You; gopÄlÄḥ - cowherds; vana - in the forest; gocarÄḥ - ranging about; aká¹£aiḥ - with dice; dÄ«vyanti - play; rÄjÄnaḥ - kings; bÄṇaiḥ - with arrows; ca - and; na - not; bhavÄdṛśÄḥ - the likes of You.


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[Rukmī said:] You cowherds who wander about the forests know nothing about dice. Playing with dice and sporting with arrows are only for kings, not for the likes of You.

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