Bhagavad Gita 9.33
किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा। अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्।।
kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathā anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kim | kim | what |
| punaḥ | punaḥ | then |
| brāhmaṇāḥ | brāhmaṇāḥ | sages |
| puṇyāḥ | puṇyāḥ | meritorius |
| bhaktāḥ | bhaktāḥ | devotees |
| rāja-ṛiṣhayaḥ | rāja-ṛiṣhayaḥ | saintly kings |
| tathā | tathā | and |
| anityam | anityam | transient |
| asukham | asukham | joyless |
| lokam | lokam | world |
| imam | imam | this |
| prāpya | prāpya | having achieved |
| bhajasva | bhajasva | engage in devotion |
| mām | mām | unto me |
How much more easily, then, do Brahmins and devoted royal saints attain the goal? Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, do thou worship Me.
फिर क्या कहना है कि पुण्यशील ब्राह्मण और राजर्षि भक्तजन (परम गति को प्राप्त होते हैं); (इसलिए) इस अनित्य और सुखरहित लोक को प्राप्त होकर (अब) तुम भक्तिपूर्वक मेरी ही पूजा करो।।