कच्चिन्नाभिहतोऽभावै: शब्दादिभिरमङ्गलै: । न दत्तमुक्तमर्थिभ्य आशया यत्प्रतिश्रुतम् ॥ ४० ॥
kaccin nabhihato ’bhavaih sabdadibhir amangalaih na dattam uktam arthibhya asaya yat pratisrutam
- kaccit
- whether
- na
- could not
- abhihatah
- addressed by
- abhavaih
- unfriendly
- sabda-adibhih
- by sounds
- amangalaih
- inauspicious
- na
- did not
- dattam
- give in charity
- uktam
- is said
- arthibhyah
- unto one who asked
- asaya
- with hope
- yat
- what
- pratisrutam
- promised to be paid.
Has someone addressed you with unfriendly words or threatened you? Could you not give charity to one who asked, or could you not keep your promise to someone?