श्रीऋषिरुवाच धर्मं व: श्रोतुकामेन यूयं मे प्रत्युदाहृता: । एष व: प्रियमात्मानं त्यजन्तं सन्त्यजाम्यहम् ॥ ७ ॥
sri-rsir uvaca dharmam vah srotu-kamena yuyam me pratyudahrtah esa vah priyam atmanam tyajantam santyajamy aham
- sri-rsih uvaca
- the great saint Dadhici said
- dharmam
- the principles of religion
- vah
- from you
- srotu-kamena
- by the desire to hear
- yuyam
- you
- me
- by me
- pratyudahrtah
- replied to the contrary
- esah
- this
- vah
- for you
- priyam
- dear
- atmanam
- body
- tyajantam
- leaving me anyway, today or tomorrow
- santyajami
- give up
- aham
- I.
The great sage Dadhici said: Just to hear from you about religious principles, I refused to offer my body at your request. Now, although my body is extremely dear to me, I must give it up for your better purposes since I know that it will leave me today or tomorrow.