ब्राह्मणस्य हि देहोऽयं क्षुद्रकामाय नेष्यते । कृच्छ्राय तपसे चेह प्रेत्यानन्तसुखाय च ॥ ४२ ॥
brāhmaṇasya hi deho ’yaṁ kṣudra-kāmāya neṣyate kṛcchrāya tapase ceha pretyānanta-sukhāya ca
- brāhmaṇasya
- of a brāhmaṇa
- hi
- certainly
- dehaḥ
- body
- ayam
- this
- kṣudra
- insignificant
- kāmāya
- for sense gratification
- na
- not
- iṣyate
- is meant
- kṛcchrāya
- for difficult
- tapase
- austerities
- ca
- also
- iha
- in this world
- pretya
- after death
- ananta
- unlimited
- sukhāya
- happiness
- ca
- also
The body of a brāhmaṇa is not intended to enjoy insignificant material sense gratification; rather, by accepting difficult austerities in his life, a brāhmaṇa will enjoy unlimited happiness after death.