यैरियं बुभुजे ब्रह्मन्दैत्येन्द्रैरनिवर्तिभि: । तेषां कालोऽग्रसील्लोकान् न यशोऽधिगतं भुवि ॥ ८ ॥
yair iyam bubhuje brahman daityendrair anivartibhih tesam kalo ’grasil lokan na yaso ’dhigatam bhuvi
- yaih
- by whom
- iyam
- this world
- bubhuje
- was enjoyed
- brahman
- O best of the brahmanas
- daitya-indraih
- by great heroes and kings born in demoniac families
- anivartibhih
- by those who were determined to fight, either to lay down their lives or to win victory
- tesam
- of such persons
- kalah
- the time factor
- agrasit
- took away
- lokan
- all possessions, all objects of enjoyment
- na
- not
- yasah
- the reputation
- adhigatam
- achieved
- bhuvi
- in this world
O best of the brahmanas, certainly the great demoniac kings who were never reluctant to fight enjoyed this world, but in due course of time everything they had was taken away, except their reputation, by which they continue to exist. In other words, one should try to achieve a good reputation instead of anything else.