आध्यात्मिकादिभिर्दु:खैरविमुक्तस्य कर्हिचित् । मर्त्यस्य कृच्छ्रोपनतैरर्थै: कामै: क्रियेत किम् ॥ ३१ ॥
adhyatmikadibhir duhkhair avimuktasya karhicit martyasya krcchropanatair arthaih kamaih kriyeta kim
- adhyatmika-adibhih
- adhyatmika, adhidaivika and adhibhautika
- duhkhaih
- by the threefold miseries of material life
- avimuktasya
- of one who is not freed from such miserable conditions (or one who is subjected to birth, death, old age and disease)
- karhicit
- sometimes
- martyasya
- of the living entity subjected to death
- krcchra-upanataih
- things obtained because of severe miseries
- arthaih
- even if some benefit is derived
- kamaih
- which can fulfill one’s material desires
- kriyeta
- what do they do
- kim
- and what is the value of such happiness
Materialistic activities are always mixed with three kinds of miserable conditions—adhyatmika, adhidaivika and adhibautika. Therefore, even if one achieves some success by performing such activities, what is the benefit of this success? One is still subjected to birth, death, old age, disease and the reactions of his fruitive activities.