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ŚB 7.7.44

Devanagari

किमु व्यवहितापत्यदारागारधनादय: ।
राज्यकोशगजामात्यभृत्याप्ता ममतास्पदा: ॥ ४४ ॥

Text

kim u vyavahitāpatya-
dārāgāra-dhanādayaḥ
rājya-kośa-gajāmātya-
bhṛtyāptā mamatāspadāḥ

Synonyms

kim u — what to speak of; vyavahita — separated; apatya — children; dāra — wives; agāra — residences; dhana — wealth; ādayaḥ — and so on; rājya — kingdoms; kośa — treasuries; gaja — big elephants and horses; amātya — ministers; bhṛtya — servants; āptāḥ — relatives; mamatā-āspadāḥ — false seats or abodes of intimate relationship (“mineness”).

Translation

Since the body itself is ultimately meant to become stool or earth, what is the meaning of the paraphernalia related to the body, such as wives, residences, wealth, children, relatives, servants, friends, kingdoms, treasuries, animals and ministers? They are also temporary. What more can be said about this?