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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.26

యద‍ృచ్ఛాలాభతుష్టస్య తేజో విప్రస్య వర్ధతే । తత్ ప్రశామ్యత్యసన్తోషాదమ్భసేవాశుశుక్షణి: ॥ ౨౬ ॥
yadṛcchā-lābha-tuṣṭasya
[yadrichchaa-laabha-tushtasya]
tejo viprasya vardhate
[tejo viprasya vardhate]
tat praśāmyaty asantoṣād
[tat prashaamyaty asantoshaad]
ambhasevāśuśukṣaṇiḥ
[ambhasevaashushukshanih]
yadṛcchā-lābha-tuṣṭasya — who is satisfied by things obtained by the grace of God tejaḥ — the brilliant effulgence viprasya — of a brāhmaṇa vardhate — increases tat — that (effulgence) praśāmyati — is diminished asantoṣāt — because of dissatisfaction ambhasā — by pouring of water iva — as āśuśukṣaṇiḥ — a fire.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadṛcchā-lābha-tuṣṭasya
yadṛcchā-lābha-tuṣṭasya
who is satisfied by things obtained by the grace of God
tejo viprasya vardhate
tejaḥ
the brilliant effulgence
viprasya
of a brāhmaṇa
vardhate
increases
tat praśāmyaty asantoṣād
tat
that (effulgence)
praśāmyati
is diminished
asantoṣāt
because of dissatisfaction
ambhasevāśuśukṣaṇiḥ
ambhasā
by pouring of water
iva
as
āśuśukṣaṇiḥ
a fire.
A brāhmaṇa who is satisfied with whatever is providentially obtained is increasingly enlightened with spiritual power, but the spiritual potency of a dissatisfied brāhmaṇa decreases, as fire diminishes in potency when water is sprinkled upon it.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The power of the brāhmaṇa increases when he is satisfied by what comes of its own accord. That power is destroyed by dissatisfaction, like fire extinguished by water. Āśuśukṣaṇiḥ means fire.
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