ज्ञातयो जगृहु: किञ्चित् किञ्चिद् दस्यव उद्धव । दैवत: कालत: किञ्चिद् ब्रह्मबन्धोर्नृपार्थिवात् ॥ ११ ॥
jñātyo jagṛhuḥ kiñcit kiñcid dasyava uddhava daivataḥ kālataḥ kiñcid brahma-bandhor nṛ-pārthivāt
- jñātayaḥ
- the relatives
- jagṛhuḥ
- took away
- kiñcit
- some
- kiñcit
- some
- dasyavaḥ
- thieves
- uddhava
- O Uddhava
- daivataḥ
- by providence
- kālataḥ
- by time
- kiñcit
- some
- brahma-bandhoḥ
- of the so-called brāhmaṇa
- nṛ
- by common men
- pārthivāt
- and by elevated government officials
Some of the wealth of this so-called brāhmaṇa was taken away by his relatives, My dear Uddhava, some by thieves, some by the whims of providence, some by the effects of time, some by ordinary men and some by government authorities.