Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.57
అహో మే పితరౌ వృద్ధౌ భార్యా బాలాత్మజాత్మజా: ।
అనాథా మామృతే దీనా: కథం జీవన్తి దు:ఖితా: ॥ ౫౭ ॥
aho me pitarau vṛddhau
[aho me pitarau vriddhau]
bhāryā bālātmajātmajāḥ
[bhaaryaa baalaatmajaatmajaah]
anāthā mām ṛte dīnāḥ
[anaathaa maam rite deenaah]
kathaṁ jīvanti duḥkhitāḥ
[katham jeevanti duhkhitaah]
Word-for-word
aho
—
alas
me
—
my
pitarau
—
parents
vṛddhau
—
elderly
bhāryā
—
wife
bāla-ātma-jā
—
having a mere infant in her arms
ātmā-jāḥ
—
and my other young children
anāthāḥ
—
with no one to protect them
mām
—
me
ṛte
—
without
dīnāḥ
—
wretched
katham
—
how in the world
jīvanti
—
can they live
duḥkhitāḥ
—
suffering greatly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aho me pitarau vṛddhau
aho
alas
me
my
pitarau
parents
vṛddhau
elderly
bhāryā bālātmajātmajāḥ
bhāryā
wife
bāla-ātma-jā
having a mere infant in her arms
ātmā-jāḥ
and my other young children
anāthā mām ṛte dīnāḥ
anāthāḥ
with no one to protect them
mām
me
ṛte
without
dīnāḥ
wretched
kathaṁ jīvanti duḥkhitāḥ
katham
how in the world
jīvanti
can they live
duḥkhitāḥ
suffering greatly.
“O my poor elderly parents, and my wife with a mere infant in her arms, and my other young children! Without me they have absolutely no one to protect them and will suffer unbearably. How can my poor relatives possibly live without me?”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
“O my poor elderly parents, and my wife with a mere infant, and my other young children! Without me, they have no one to protect them and will suffer unbearably. How can they live without me?”
Bondage is shown by a dramatic depiction. I have a baby one month old. \Without me, the baby cannot survive, being attacked by enemies. I have children two years old. Without me, without a protector, how can they live?
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