prāṇa-rakṣā lāgi' yebā karena bhakṣaṇa
tāhā khāñā āpanāke kahe nirveda-vacana
tāhā khāñā āpanāke kahe nirveda-vacana
Synonyms
prāṇa-rakṣā lāgi'-to maintain life; yebā-whatever; karena bhakṣaṇa-he ate; tāhā khāñā-eating that; āpanāke-to himself; kahe-said; nirveda-vacana-words of reproach.
Translation
Whatever he ate was only to keep his body and soul together, and when he ate he would reproach himself thus.