तस्मान् कस्यचिद्द्रोहमाचरेत् स तथाविध: । आत्मन: क्षेममन्विच्छन् द्रोग्धुर्वै परतो भयम् ॥ ४४ ॥
tasmān na kasyacid droham ācaret sa tathā-vidhaḥ ātmanaḥ kṣemam anvicchan drogdhur vai parato bhayam
- tasmāt
- therefore
- na
- not
- kasyacit
- of anyone
- droham
- envy
- ācaret
- one should act
- saḥ
- a person (Kaṁsa)
- tathā-vidhaḥ
- who has been advised in such a way (by Vasudeva)
- ātmanaḥ
- his own
- kṣemam
- welfare
- anvicchan
- if he desires
- drogdhuḥ
- of one who is envious of others
- vai
- indeed
- parataḥ
- from others
- bhayam
- there is a cause of fear
Therefore, since envious, impious activities cause a body in which one suffers in the next life, why should one act impiously? Considering one’s welfare, one should not envy anyone, for an envious person must always fear harm from his enemies, either in this life or in the next.