अहो मे पश्यतापायमल्पपुण्यस्य दुर्मते: । अतृप्तस्याकृतार्थस्य गृहस्त्रैवर्गिकोहत: ॥ ६८ ॥
aho me paśyatāpāyam alpa-puṇyasya durmateḥ atṛptasyākṛtārthasya gṛhas trai-vargiko hataḥ
- aho
- alas
- me
- my
- paśyata
- just see
- apāyam
- the destruction
- alpa-puṇyasya
- of him whose pious credit has been insufficient
- durmateḥ
- unintelligent
- atṛptasya
- unsatisfied
- akṛta-arthasya
- of him who has not fulfilled the purpose of his life
- gṛhaḥ
- the family life
- trai-vargikaḥ
- comprising the three aims of civilized existence (religiosity, economic development and sense gratification)
- hataḥ
- ruined
The male pigeon said: Alas, just see how I am now destroyed! I am obviously a great fool, for I did not properly execute pious activities. I could not satisfy myself, nor could I fulfill the purpose of life. My dear family, which was the basis of my religiosity, economic development and sense gratification, is now hopelessly ruined.