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“anista-sankini bandhu-hrdayani bhavanti hi”

SYNONYMS

anista—of some mishap; sankini—possessing doubts; bandhu—of friends or relatives; hrdayani—hearts; bhavanti—become; hi—certainly “A relative or intimate friend is always fearful of some injury to his beloved.”

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Abhijnana-sakuntala-nataka.