नैतादृश: परो धर्मो नृणां सद्धर्ममिच्छताम् । न्यासो दण्डस्य भूतेषु मनोवाक्कायजस्य य: ॥ ८ ॥
naitadrsah paro dharmo nrnam sad-dharmam icchatam nyaso dandasya bhutesu mano-vak-kayajasya yah
- na
- never
- etadrsah
- like this
- parah
- a supreme or superior
- dharmah
- religion
- nrnam
- of persons
- sat-dharmam
- superior religion
- icchatam
- being desirous of
- nyasah
- giving up
- dandasya
- causing trouble because of envy
- bhutesu
- unto the living entities
- manah
- in terms of the mind
- vak
- words
- kaya-jasya
- and body
- yah
- which.
Persons who want to advance in superior religion are advised to give up all envy of other living entities, whether in relationship to the body, words or mind. There is no religion superior to this.