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sapiba tomare muni, panachi mano-duhkha

paita chindiya sape pracanda durmukha

SYNONYMS

sapiba—I shall curse; tomare—You; muni—I; panachi—I have; manah-duhkha—mentally very much aggrieved; paita—sacred thread; chindiya—breaking; sape—cursing; pracanda—fiercely; durmukha—one who speaks harshly.

That brahmana was expert in talking harshly and cursing others.

Thus he broke his sacred thread and declared, “I shall now curse You, for Your behavior has greatly aggrieved me.”