मामैश्वर्यश्रीमदान्धो दण्डपाणिं न पश्यति । तं भ्रंशयामि सम्पद्भ्यो यस्य चेच्छाम्यनुग्रहम् ॥ १६ ॥
mām aiśvarya-śrī-madāndho daṇḍa pāṇiṁ na paśyati taṁ bhraṁśayāmi sampadbhyo yasya cecchāmy anugraham
- mām
- Me
- aiśvarya
- of his power
- śrī
- and opulence
- mada
- by the intoxication
- andhaḥ
- rendered blind
- daṇḍa
- with the rod of punishment
- pāṇim
- in My hand
- na paśyati
- one does not see
- tam
- him
- bhraṁśayāmi
- I make fall
- sampadbhyaḥ
- from his material assets
- yasya
- for whom
- ca
- and
- icchāmi
- I desire
- anugraham
- benefit
A man blinded by intoxication with his power and opulence cannot see Me nearby with the rod of punishment in My hand. If I desire his real welfare, I drag him down from his materially fortunate position.