—json {

  "name":"SB 8.8.29",
  "h1":"SB 8.8.29",
  "label":"Text 29",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.29",
  "description":"O King, because of being neglected by the goddess of fortune, the demons and Rākṣasas were depressed, bewildered and frustrated, and thus they became shameless."

} —

SB 8.8.29

Text

niḥsattvā lolupā rājan
nirudyogā gata-trapāḥ
yadā copekṣitā lakṣmyā
babhūvur daitya-dānavāḥ

Synonyms

niḥsattvāḥ—without strength; lolupāḥ—very greedy; rājan—O King; nirudyogāḥ—frustrated; gata-trapāḥ—shameless; yadā—when; ca—also; upekṣitāḥ—neglected; lakṣmyā—by the goddess of fortune; babhūvuḥ—they became; daitya-dānavāḥ—the demons and Rākṣasas.

Translation

O King, because of being neglected by the goddess of fortune, the demons and Rākṣasas were depressed, bewildered and frustrated, and thus they became shameless.