अहो महीयसी जन्तोर्जीविताशा यथा भवान् । भीमापवर्जितं पिण्डमादत्ते गृहपालवत् ॥ २३ ॥
aho mahiyasi jantor jivitasa yatha bhavan bhimapavarjitam pindam adatte grha-palavat
- aho
- alas
- mahiyasi
- powerful
- jantoh
- of the living beings
- jivita-asa
- hope for life
- yatha
- as much as
- bhavan
- you are
- bhima
- of Bhimasena (a brother of Yudhisthira’s)
- apavarjitam
- remnants
- pindam
- foodstuff
- adatte
- eaten by
- grha-pala-vat
- like a household dog.
Alas, how powerful are the hopes of a living being to continue his life. Verily, you are living just like a household dog and are eating remnants of food given by Bhima.