मा राज्यश्रीरभूत् पुंस: श्रेयस्कामस्य मानद । स्वजनानुत बन्धून् वा न पश्यति ययान्धदृक् ॥ ६४ ॥
mā rājya-śrīr abhūt puṁsaḥ śreyas-kāmasya māna-da sva-janān uta bandhūn vā na paśyati yayāndha-dṛk
- mā
- may not
- rājya
- royal
- śrīḥ
- fortune
- abhūt
- arise
- puṁsaḥ
- for a person
- śreyaḥ
- the real benefit of life
- kāmasya
- who desires
- māna-da
- O giver of respect
- sva-janān
- his kinsmen
- uta
- even
- bandhūn
- his friends
- vā
- or
- na paśyati
- he does not see
- yayā
- by which (opulence)
- andha
- blinded
- dṛk
- whose vision
O most respectful one, may a person who wants the highest benefit in life never gain kingly opulence, for it leaves him blind to the needs of his own family and friends.