naivākṣa-kovidā yūyaṁ
gopālā vana-gocarāḥ
akṣair dīvyanti rājāno
bāṇaiś ca na bhavādṛśāḥ

 na - not; eva - indeed; akṣa - in playing at dice; kovidāḥ - expert; yūyam - You; gopālāḥ - cowherds; vana - in the forest; gocarāḥ - ranging about; akṣaiḥ - with dice; dīvyanti - play; rājānaḥ - kings; bāṇaiḥ - with arrows; ca - and; na - not; bhavādṛśāḥ - 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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