न मे ब्रह्मकुलात् प्राणा: कुलदैवान्न चात्मजा: । न श्रियो न मही राज्यं न दाराश्चातिवल्लभा: ॥ ४३ ॥
na me brahma-kulat pranah kula-daivan na catmajah na sriyo na mahi rajyam na daras cativallabhah
- na
- not
- me
- my
- brahma-kulat
- than the groups of brahmanas
- pranah
- life
- kula-daivat
- than the personalities worshipable for my family
- na
- not
- ca
- also
- atmajah
- sons and daughters
- na
- nor
- sriyah
- opulence
- na
- nor
- mahi
- the earth
- rajyam
- kingdom
- na
- nor
- darah
- wife
- ca
- also
- ati-vallabhah
- extremely dear.
Maharaja Khatvanga thought: Not even my life is dearer to me than the brahminical culture and the brahmanas, who are worshiped by my family. What then is to be said of my kingdom, land, wife, children and opulence? Nothing is dearer to me than the brahmanas.