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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.20

భిద్యన్తే భ్రాతరో దారా: పితర: సుహృదస్తథా । ఏకాస్‍నిగ్ధా: కాకిణినా సద్య: సర్వేఽరయ: కృతా: ॥ ౨౦ ॥
bhidyante bhrātaro dārāḥ
[bhidyante bhraataro daaraah]
pitaraḥ suhṛdas tathā
[pitarah suhridas tathaa]
ekāsnigdhāḥ kākiṇinā
[ekaasnigdhaah kaakininaa]
sadyaḥ sarve ’rayaḥ kṛtāḥ
[sadyah sarve ’rayah kritaah]
bhidyante — they break off bhrātaraḥ — the brothers dārāḥ — wife pitaraḥ — parents suhṛdaḥ — friends tathā — and eka — as if one āsnigdhāḥ — very dear kākiṇinā — by a small coin sadyaḥ — immediately sarve — all of them arayaḥ — enemies kṛtāḥ — made.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhidyante bhrātaro dārāḥ
bhidyante
they break off
bhrātaraḥ
the brothers
dārāḥ
wife
pitaraḥ suhṛdas tathā
pitaraḥ
parents
suhṛdaḥ
friends
tathā
and
ekāsnigdhāḥ kākiṇinā
eka
as if one
āsnigdhāḥ
very dear
kākiṇinā
by a small coin
sadyaḥ sarve ’rayaḥ kṛtāḥ
sadyaḥ
immediately
sarve
all of them
arayaḥ
enemies
kṛtāḥ
made.
Even a man’s brothers, wife, parents and friends united with him in love will immediately break off their affectionate relationships and become enemies over a single coin.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Even a man’s brothers, wife, parents and friends united with him in love will immediately break off their affectionate relationships and become enemies over a single coin. Though they are united in affection they will become enemies over twenty cowries.
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