तद् राजेन्द्र यथा स्नेह: स्वस्वकात्मनि देहिनाम् । न तथा ममतालम्बिपुत्रवित्तगृहादिषु ॥ ५१ ॥
tad rājendra yathā snehaḥ sva-svakātmani dehinām na tathā mamatālambi- putra-vitta-gṛhādiṣu
- tat
- therefore
- rāja-indra
- O best of kings
- yathā
- as
- snehaḥ
- the affection
- sva-svaka
- of each individual
- ātmani
- for the self
- dehinām
- of the embodied beings
- na
- not
- tathā
- thus
- mamatā-ālambi
- for that which one identifies with as his possessions
- putra
- sons
- vitta
- wealth
- gṛha
- homes
- ādiṣu
- and so on
For this reason, O best of kings, the embodied soul is self-centered: he is more attached to his own body and self than to his so-called possessions like children, wealth and home.