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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.39

ता: पर्यतप्यन्नात्मानं गर्हयन्त्योऽभ्यसूयया । आनपत्येन दु:खेन राज्ञश्चानादरेण च ॥ ३९ ॥
tāḥ paryatapyann ātmānaṁ
[taah paryatapyann aatmaanam]
garhayantyo ’bhyasūyayā
[garhayantyo ’bhyasooyayaa]
ānapatyena duḥkhena
[aanapatyena duhkhena]
rājñaś cānādareṇa ca
[raajnash chaanaadarena cha]
tāḥ — they (the queens who did not have sons) paryatapyan — lamented ātmānam — themselves garhayantyaḥ — condemning abhyasūyayā — out of envy ānapatyena — due to being without sons duḥkhena — by unhappiness rājñaḥ — of the King ca — also anādareṇa — due to negligence ca — also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāḥ paryatapyann ātmānaṁ
tāḥ
they (the queens who did not have sons)
paryatapyan
lamented
ātmānam
themselves
garhayantyo ’bhyasūyayā
garhayantyaḥ
condemning
abhyasūyayā
out of envy
ānapatyena duḥkhena
ānapatyena
due to being without sons
duḥkhena
by unhappiness
rājñaś cānādareṇa ca
rājñaḥ
of the King
ca
also
anādareṇa
due to negligence
ca
also.
The other queens were extremely unhappy due to their being sonless. Because of the King’s negligence toward them, they condemned themselves in envy and lamented.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The other queens lamented and condemned themselves with hatred because of the distress of being sonless and because of the King’s neglect.
The other queens, neglected and sonless, condemned themselves in envy. Neglect from above is felt by those below as their own personal failure.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom am I unintentionally signaling 'unworthy' through my neglect?
  • What direct word could undo a quiet wound?
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