दुर्जरं बत ब्रह्मस्वं भुक्तमग्नेर्मनागपि । तेजीयसोऽपि किमुत राज्ञां ईश्वरमानिनाम् ॥ ३२ ॥
durjaraṁ bata brahma-svaṁ bhuktam agner manāg api tejīyaso ’pi kim uta rājñāṁ īśvara-māninām
- durjaram
- indigestible
- bata
- indeed
- brahma
- of a brāhmaṇa
- svam
- the property
- bhuktam
- consumed
- agneḥ
- than fire
- manāk
- a little
- api
- even
- tejīyasaḥ
- for one who is more intensely potent
- api
- even
- kim uta
- what then to speak of
- rājñām
- for kings
- īśvara
- controllers
- māninām
- who presume themselves
[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] How indigestible is the property of a brāhmaṇa, even when enjoyed just slightly and by one more potent than fire! What then to speak of kings who try to enjoy it, presuming themselves lords.