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  "name":"SB 9.18.11",
  "h1":"SB 9.18.11",
  "label":"Text 11",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.18.11",
  "description":"Oh, just see the activities of this servant-maid Śarmiṣṭhā! Disregarding all etiquette, she has put on my dress, just like a dog snatching clarified butter meant for use in a sacrifice."

} —

SB 9.18.11

Text

aho nirīkṣyatām asyā
dāsyāḥ karma hy asāmpratam
asmad-dhāryaṁ dhṛtavatī
śunīva havir adhvare

Synonyms

aho—alas; nirīkṣyatām—just see; asyāḥ—of her (Śarmiṣṭhā); dāsyāḥ—just like our servant; karma—activities; hi—indeed; asāmpratam—without any etiquette; asmat-dhāryam—the garment meant for me; dhṛtavatī—she has put on; śunī iva—like a dog; haviḥ—clarified butter; adhvare—meant for offering in the sacrifice.

Translation

Oh, just see the activities of this servant-maid Śarmiṣṭhā! Disregarding all etiquette, she has put on my dress, just like a dog snatching clarified butter meant for use in a sacrifice.