ततश्च व: पृच्छ्यमिमं विपृच्छे विश्रभ्य विप्रा इति कृत्यतायाम् । सर्वात्मना म्रियमाणैश्च कृत्यं शुद्धं च तत्रामृशताभियुक्ता: ॥ २४ ॥
tatas ca vah prcchyam imam viprcche visrabhya vipra iti krtyatayam sarvatmana mriyamanais ca krtyam suddham ca tatramrsatabhiyuktah
- tatah
- as such
- ca
- and
- vah
- unto you
- prcchyam
- that which is to be asked
- imam
- this
- viprcche
- beg to ask you
- visrabhya
- trustworthy
- viprah
- brahmanas
- iti
- thus
- krtyatayam
- out of all different duties
- sarva-atmana
- by everyone
- mriyamanaih
- especially those who are just about to die
- ca
- and
- krtyam
- dutiful
- suddham
- perfectly correct
- ca
- and
- tatra
- therein
- amrsata
- by complete deliberation
- abhiyuktah
- just befitting
O trustworthy brahmanas, I now ask you about my immediate duty. Please, after proper deliberation, tell me of the unalloyed duty of everyone in all circumstances, and specifically of those who are just about to die.