Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.61.35

naivākṣa-kovidā yūyaḿ

gopālā vana-gocarāḥ

akṣair dīvyanti rājāno

bāṇaiś ca na bhavādṛśāḥ

SYNONYMS

na — not; eva — indeed; akṣa — in playing at dice; kovidāḥ — expert; yūyam — You; gopālāḥ — cowherds; vana — in the forest; gocarāḥ — ranging about; akṣaiḥ — with dice; dīvyanti — play; rājānaḥ — kings; bāṇaiḥ — with arrows; ca — and; na — not; bhavādṛśāḥ — the likes of You.

TRANSLATION

[Rukmī said:] You cowherds who wander about the forests know nothing about dice. Playing with dice and sporting with arrows are only for kings, not for the likes of You.

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