अहो मे बत दौरात्म्यं स्त्रीजितस्योपधारय । योऽङ्कं प्रेम्णारुरुक्षन्तं नाभ्यनन्दमसत्तम: ॥ ६७ ॥
aho me bata dauratmyam stri-jitasyopadharaya yo ’nkam premnaruruksantam nabhyanandam asattamah
- aho
- alas
- me
- my
- bata
- certainly
- dauratmyam
- cruelty
- stri-jitasya
- conquered by a woman
- upadharaya
- just think of me in this regard
- yah
- who
- ankam
- lap
- premna
- out of love
- aruruksantam
- trying to rise onto it
- na
- not
- abhyanandam
- received properly
- asat-tamah
- the most cruel.
Alas, just see how I was conquered by my wife! Just imagine my cruelty! Out of love and affection the boy was trying to get up on my lap, but I did not receive him, nor did I even pat him for a moment. Just imagine how hardhearted I am.