kutas tasyānubhāvaḥ syāt
teja īśatvam eva vā
yo 'nvagacchaṁ striyaṁ yāntīṁ
khara-vat pāda-tāḍitaḥ

 kutaḥ - where; tasya - of that person (myself); anubhāvaḥ - the influence; syāt - is; tejaḥ - strength; īśatvam - sovereignty; eva - indeed; vā - or; yaḥ - who; anvagaccham - ran after; striyam - this woman; yāntīm - while going away; khara-vat - just like an ass; pāda - by the foot; tāḍitaḥ - punished.


Text

Where are my so-called great influence, power and sovereignty? Just like an ass being kicked in the face by his she-ass, I ran after that woman, who had already given me up.

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