यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् | नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम ||४-३१||
yajñaśiṣṭāmṛtabhujo yānti brahma sanātanam . nāyaṃ loko.astyayajñasya kuto.anyaḥ kurusattama ||4-31||
- yajña-śiṣṭa
- of the result of such performances of yajña
- amṛta-bhujaḥ
- those who have tasted such nectar
- yānti
- do approach
- brahma
- the supreme
- sanātanam
- eternal atmosphere
- na
- never
- ayam
- this
- lokaḥ
- planet
- asti
- there is
- ayajñasya
- for one who performs no sacrifice
- kutaḥ
- where is
- anyaḥ
- the other
- kuru-sat-tama
- O best amongst the Kurus
O best of the Kuru dynasty, without sacrifice one can never live happily on this planet or in this life: what then of the next?