Bhagavad Gita 2.8
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्। अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम् राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।
na hi prapaśhyāmi mamāpanudyād yach-chhokam uchchhoṣhaṇam-indriyāṇām avāpya bhūmāv-asapatnamṛiddhaṁ rājyaṁ surāṇāmapi chādhipatyam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| na | na | not |
| hi | hi | certainly |
| prapaśhyāmi | prapaśhyāmi | I see |
| mama | mama | my |
| apanudyāt | apanudyāt | drive away |
| yat | yat | which |
| śhokam | śhokam | anguish |
| uchchhoṣhaṇam | uchchhoṣhaṇam | is drying up |
| indriyāṇām | indriyāṇām | of the senses |
| avāpya | avāpya | after achieving |
| bhūmau | bhūmau | on the earth |
| asapatnam | asapatnam | unrivalled |
| ṛiddham | ṛiddham | prosperous |
| rājyam | rājyam | kingdom |
| surāṇām | surāṇām | like the celestial gods |
| api | api | even |
| cha | cha | also |
| ādhipatyam | ādhipatyam | sovereignty |
I do not see that this sorrow that burns up my senses would be removed, even if I were to attain prosperous and unrivaled dominion on earth or lordship over the gods.
पृथ्वी पर निष्कण्टक समृद्ध राज्य को और देवताओं के स्वामित्व को प्राप्त होकर भी मैं उस उपाय को नहीं देखता हूँ, जो मेरी इन्द्रियों को सुखाने वाले इस शोक को दूर कर सके।।