na me brahma-dhanaá¹ bhÅ«yÄd
yad gá¹›dhvÄlpÄyuá¹£o narÄḥ
parÄjitÄÅ› cyutÄ rÄjyÄd
bhavanty udvejino 'hayaḥ

 na - not; me - to Me; brahma - of brÄhmaṇas; dhanam - the wealth; bhÅ«yÄt - may it come; yat - which; gá¹›dhvÄ - desiring; alpa-Äyuá¹£aḥ - short-lived; narÄḥ - men; parÄjitÄḥ - defeated; cyutÄḥ - deprived; rÄjyÄt - of kingdom; bhavanti - become; udvejinaḥ - creators of distress; ahayaḥ - snakes.


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I do not desire brÄhmaṇas’ wealth. Those who lust after it become short-lived and are defeated. They lose their kingdoms and become snakes, who trouble others.

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