ŚB 10.61.35
Canto 10, Chapter 61, Text 35
नैवाक्षकोविदा यूयं गोपाला वनगोचरा: ।
अक्षैर्दीव्यन्ति राजानो बाणैश्च न भवादृशा: ॥ ३५ ॥
अक्षैर्दीव्यन्ति राजानो बाणैश्च न भवादृशा: ॥ ३५ ॥
naivākṣa-kovidā yūyaṁ
gopālā vana-gocarāḥ
akṣair dīvyanti rājāno
bāṇaiś ca na bhavādṛśāḥ
gopālā vana-gocarāḥ
akṣair dīvyanti rājāno
bāṇaiś ca na bhavādṛśāḥ
Word by word
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.