Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.20.14
ఏతద్ విద్వాన్ పురా మృత్యోరభవాయ ఘటేత స: ।
అప్రమత్త ఇదం జ్ఞాత్వా మర్త్యమప్యర్థసిద్ధిదమ్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥
etad vidvān purā mṛtyor
[etad vidvaan puraa mrityor]
abhavāya ghaṭeta saḥ
[abhavaaya ghateta sah]
apramatta idaṁ jṣātvā
[apramatta idam jshaatvaa]
martyam apy artha-siddhi-dam
[martyam apy artha-siddhi-dam]
Word-for-word
etat
—
this
vidvān
—
knowing
purā
—
before
mṛtyoḥ
—
death
abhavāya
—
to transcend material existence
ghaṭeta
—
should act
saḥ
—
he
apramattaḥ
—
without laziness or foolishness
idam
—
this
jṣātvā
—
knowing
martyam
—
subject to death
api
—
even though
artha
—
of the goal of life
siddhi-dam
—
giving the perfection.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etad vidvān purā mṛtyor
etat
this
vidvān
knowing
purā
before
mṛtyoḥ
death
abhavāya ghaṭeta saḥ
abhavāya
to transcend material existence
ghaṭeta
should act
saḥ
he
apramatta idaṁ jṣātvā
apramattaḥ
without laziness or foolishness
idam
this
jṣātvā
knowing
martyam apy artha-siddhi-dam
martyam
subject to death
api
even though
artha
of the goal of life
siddhi-dam
giving the perfection.
A wise person, knowing that although the material body is subject to death it can still award the perfection of one’s life, should not foolishly neglect to take advantage of this opportunity before death arrives.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
A wise person, knowing that the human body, though temporary, allows attainment of perfection, should act for freedom from saṁsāra before death. Knowing the use of the human body, he should not be lazy.
Knowing the human body is useful, one should act for attaining freedom from saṁṣara before death. Knowing that his body gives perfection, he should not be lazy.
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