tasyaivaá¹ dhyÄyato dÄ«rghaá¹
naá¹£á¹a-rÄyas tapasvinaḥ
khidyato bÄá¹£pa-kaṇá¹hasya
nirvedaḥ su-mahÄn abhÅ«t
tasya - of him; evam - thus; dhyÄyataḥ - thinking; dÄ«rgham - for a long time; naá¹£á¹a-rÄyaḥ - his wealth lost; tapasvinaḥ - experiencing agony; khidyataḥ - lamenting; bÄá¹£pa-kaṇá¹hasya - his throat choked with tears; nirvedaḥ - a sense of renunciation; su-mahÄn - very great; abhÅ«t - arose.
Having lost all his wealth, he felt great pain and lamentation. His throat choked up with tears, and he meditated for a long time on his fortune. Then a powerful feeling of renunciation came over him.
The brÄhmaṇa had previously been trained in pious life, but his past goodness was covered by his offensive behavior. Finally, his previous purity was reawakened within him.
