यदपि दिगिभजयिनो यज्विनो ये वै राजर्षय: किं तु परं मृधे शयीरन्नस्यामेव ममेयमिति कृतवैरानुबन्धायां विसृज्य स्वयमुपसंहृता: ॥ ४० ॥
yad api dig-ibha-jayino yajvino ye vai rajarsayah kim tu param mrdhe sayirann asyam eva mameyam iti krta-vairanubandhayam visrjya svayam upasamhrtah.
- yat api
- although
- dik-ibha-jayinah
- who are victorious in all directions
- yajvinah
- expert in performing great sacrifices
- ye
- all of whom
- vai
- indeed
- raja-rsayah
- very great saintly kings
- kim tu
- but
- param
- only this earth
- mrdhe
- in battle
- sayiran
- lying down
- asyam
- on this (earth)
- eva
- indeed
- mama
- mine
- iyam
- this
- iti
- considering in that way
- krta
- on which is created
- vaira-anu-bandhayam
- a relationship of enmity with others
- visrjya
- giving up
- svayam
- his own life
- upasamhrtah
- being killed
There were many great saintly kings who were very expert in performing sacrificial rituals and very competent in conquering other kingdoms, yet despite their power they could not attain the loving service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is because those great kings could not even conquer the false consciousness of I am this body, and this is my property Thus they simply created enmity with rival kings, fought with them and died without having discharged life’s real mission.