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Durga Saptashati — Chapter 1, Verse 15

Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha

अनुवृत्तिं ध्रुवं तेऽद्य कुर्वन्त्यन्यमहीभृताम् । असम्यग्व्ययशीलैस्तैः कुर्वद्भिः सततं व्ययम् ॥ १५ ॥

anuvṛittiṁ dhruvaṁ te’dya kurvantyanyamahībhṛitām asamyagvyayaśhīlaistaiḥ kurvadbhiḥ satataṁ vyayam

Translation

are surely serving other kings now. And by those spendthrifts, who spend without care,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

वे निश्चय ही अब दूसरे राजाओं की सेवा कर रहे होंगे। और उन अनुचित खर्च करने वालों के द्वारा, जो निरंतर व्यय करते हैं,

Commentary

He sees his followers' loyalty for what it was: bought with favour and food. Yet knowing this does not free him, which is the problem he will soon bring to the sage.

Durga Saptashati Chapter 1.15 (Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha)