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Rigveda 10.34.10

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.34.10

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10.34.10

jā̱yā ta̍pyate kita̱vasya̍ hī̱nā mā̱tā pu̱trasya̱ cara̍ta̱ḥ kva̍ svit |
ṛ̱ṇā̱vā bibhya̱d dhana̍m i̱cchamā̍no̱ 'nyeṣā̱m asta̱m upa̱ nakta̍m eti ||

The gambler's wife is left forlorn and wretched: the mother mourns the son who wanders homeless. In constant fear, in debt, and seeking riches, he goes by night unto the home of others.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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