कुतस्तस्यानुभाव: स्यात् तेज ईशत्वमेव वा । योऽन्वगच्छंस्त्रियं यान्तीं खरवत् पादताडित: ॥ ११ ॥
kutas tasyānubhāvaḥ syāt teja īśatvam eva vā yo ’nvagacchaṁ striyaṁ yāntīṁ khara-vat pāda-tāḍitaḥ
- kutaḥ
- where
- tasya
- of that person (myself)
- anubhāvaḥ
- the influence
- syāt
- is
- tejaḥ
- strength
- īśatvam
- sovereignty
- eva
- indeed
- vā
- or
- yaḥ
- who
- anvagaccham
- ran after
- striyam
- this woman
- yāntīm
- while going away
- khara-vat
- just like an ass
- pāda
- by the foot
- tāḍitaḥ
- punished
Where are my so-called great influence, power and sovereignty? Just like an ass being kicked in the face by his she-ass, I ran after that woman, who had already given me up.