लब्ध्वा जन्मामरप्रार्थ्यं मानुष्यं तद्द्विजाग्र्यताम् । तदनादृत्य ये स्वार्थं घ्नन्ति यान्त्यशुभां गतिम् ॥ २२ ॥
labdhvā janmāmara-prārthyaṁ mānuṣyaṁ tad dvijāgryatām tad anādṛtya ye svārthaṁ ghnanti yānty aśubhāṁ gatim
- labdhvā
- having attained
- janma
- the birth
- amara
- by the demigods
- prārthyam
- prayed for
- mānuṣyam
- human
- tat
- and in that
- dvija-āgryatām
- the status of being the best of the twice-born
- tat
- that
- anādṛtya
- not appreciating
- ye
- those who
- sva-artham
- their own best interest
- ghnanti
- destroy
- yānti
- they go
- aśubhām
- to an inauspicious
- gatim
- destination
Those who obtain human life, which is prayed for even by the demigods, and in that human birth become situated as first-class brāhmaṇas, are extremely fortunate. If they disregard this important opportunity, they are certainly killing their own self-interest and thus achieve a most unfortunate end.