Text
na hy etasmin kule kaścin
niḥsattvaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ pumān
pratyākhyātā pratiśrutya
yo vādātā dvijātaye
Synonyms
na—not; hi—indeed; etasmin—in this; kule—in the dynasty or family; kaścit—anyone; nihsattvah—poor-minded; krpanah—miser; pumān—any person; pratyakhyata—refuses; pratiśrutya—after promising to give; yah va—either; adātā—not being charitable; dvijātaye—unto the brāhmaṇas. ¶
Translation
I know that even until now, no one taking birth in your family has been poor-minded or miserly. No one has refused to give charity to brāhmaṇas, nor after promising to give charity has anyone failed to fulfill his promise. ¶