तस्मात्कर्मसु बर्हिष्मन्नज्ञानादर्थकाशिषु । मार्थदृष्टिं कृथा: श्रोत्रस्पर्शिष्वस्पृष्टवस्तुषु ॥ ४७ ॥
tasmat karmasu barhismann ajnanad artha-kasisu martha-drstim krthah srotra- sparsisv asprsta-vastusu
- tasmat
- therefore
- karmasu
- in fruitive activities
- barhisman
- O King Pracinabarhisat
- ajnanat
- out of ignorance
- artha-kasisu
- in the glittering fruitive result
- ma
- never
- artha-drstim
- considering to be the aim of life
- krthah
- do
- srotra-sparsisu
- pleasing to the ear
- asprsta
- without touching
- vastusu
- real interest.
My dear King Barhisman, you should never out of ignorance take to the Vedic rituals or to fruitive activity, which may be pleasing to hear about or which may appear to be the goal of self-interest. You should never take these to be the ultimate goal of life.