ŚB 10.47.7
Devanagari
नि:स्वं त्यजन्ति गणिका अकल्पं नृपतिं प्रजा: ।
अधीतविद्या आचार्यमृत्विजो दत्तदक्षिणम् ॥ ७ ॥
अधीतविद्या आचार्यमृत्विजो दत्तदक्षिणम् ॥ ७ ॥
Verse text
niḥsvaṁ tyajanti gaṇikā
akalpaṁ nṛpatiṁ prajāḥ
adhīta-vidyā ācāryam
ṛtvijo datta-dakṣiṇam
akalpaṁ nṛpatiṁ prajāḥ
adhīta-vidyā ācāryam
ṛtvijo datta-dakṣiṇam
Synonyms
niḥsvam — one without any assets; tyajanti — abandon; gaṇikāḥ — prostitutes; akalpam — incompetent; nṛ-patim — a king; prajaḥ — citizens; adhīta-vidyāḥ — those who have completed their education; ācāryam — the teacher; ṛtvijaḥ — priests; datta — (the sacrificer) who has given; dakṣiṇam — their remuneration.
Translation
Prostitutes abandon a penniless man, subjects an incompetent king, students their teacher once they have finished their education, and priests a man who has remunerated them for a sacrifice.