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yatas tataś copaninye
nyāyato ‘nyāyato dhanam
babhārāsyāḥ kuṭumbinyāḥ
kuṭumbaṁ manda-dhīr ayam

Synonyms

yatah tatah—wherever possible, however possible; ca—and; upaninye—he got; nyāyataḥ—properly; anyāyataḥ—improperly; dhanam—money; babhāra—he maintained; asyah—of her; kuṭum-binyāḥ—possessing many sons and daughters; kuṭumbam—the family; manda-dhih—bereft of all intelligence; ayam—this person (Ajāmila). 

Translation

Although born of a brāhmaṇa family, this rascal, bereft of intelligence because of the prostitute’s association, earned money somehow or other, regardless of whether properly or improperly, and used it to maintain the prostitute’s sons and daughters. 

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