शृणु भार्गव्यमूं गाथां मद्विधाचरितां भुवि । धीरा यस्यानुशोचन्ति वने ग्रामनिवासिन: ॥ २ ॥
srnu bhargavy amum gatham mad-vidhacaritam bhuvi dhira yasyanusocanti vane grama-nivasinah
- srnu
- please hear
- bhargavi
- O daughter of Sukracarya
- amum
- this
- gatham
- history
- mat-vidha
- exactly resembling my behavior
- acaritam
- behavior
- bhuvi
- within this world
- dhirah
- those who are sober and intelligent
- yasya
- of whom
- anusocanti
- lament very much
- vane
- in the forest
- grama-nivasinah
- very much attached to materialistic enjoyment.
My dearly beloved wife, daughter of Sukracarya, in this world there was someone exactly like me. Please listen as I narrate the history of his life. By hearing about the life of such a householder, those who have retired from householder life always lament.