अहो दैन्यमहो कष्टं पारक्यै: क्षणभङ्गुरै: । यन्नोपकुर्यादस्वार्थैर्मर्त्य: स्वज्ञातिविग्रहै: ॥ १० ॥
aho dainyam aho kastam parakyaih ksana-bhanguraih yan nopakuryad asvarthair martyah sva-jnati-vigrahaih
- aho
- alas
- dainyam
- a miserable condition
- aho
- alas
- kastam
- simply tribulation
- parakyaih
- which after death are eatable by dogs and jackals
- ksana-bhanguraih
- perishable at any moment
- yat
- because
- na
- not
- upakuryat
- would help
- a-sva-arthaih
- not meant for self-interest
- martyah
- a living entity destined to die
- sva
- with his wealth
- jnati
- relatives and friends
- vigrahaih
- and his body.
This body, which is eatable by jackals and dogs after death, does not actually do any good for me, the spirit soul. It is usable only for a short time and may perish at any moment. The body and its possessions, its riches and relatives, must all be engaged for the benefit of others, or else they will be sources of tribulation and misery.