अवन्तिषु द्विज: कश्चिदासीदाढ्यतम: श्रिया । वार्तावृत्ति: कदर्यस्तु कामी लुब्धोऽतिकोपन: ॥ ६ ॥
avantiṣu dvijaḥ kaścid āsīd āḍhyatamaḥ śriyā vārtā-vṛttiḥ kadaryas tu kāmī lubdho ’ti-kopanaḥ
- avantiṣu
- in the Avantī country
- dvijaḥ
- brāhmaṇa
- kaścit
- a certain
- āsīt
- there was
- āḍhya-tamaḥ
- very rich
- śriyā
- with opulences
- vārtā
- by business
- vṛttiḥ
- earning his livelihood
- kadaryaḥ
- miserly
- tu
- but
- kāmī
- lusty
- lubdhaḥ
- greedy
- ati-kopanaḥ
- very prone to anger
In the country of Avantī there once lived a certain brāhmaṇa who was very rich and gifted with all opulences, and who was engaged in the occupation of commerce. But he was a miserly person — lusty, greedy and very prone to anger.