SB 11.23.14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.14

స చాహేదమహో కష్టం వృథాత్మా మేఽనుతాపిత: । న ధర్మాయ న కామాయ యస్యార్థాయాస ఈద‍ృశ: ॥ ౧౪ ॥

sa cāhedam aho kaṣṭaṁ

[sa chaahedam aho kashtam]

vṛthātmā me ’nutāpitaḥ

[vrithaatmaa me ’nutaapitah]

na dharmāya na kāmāya

[na dharmaaya na kaamaaya]

yasyārthāyāsa īdṛśaḥ

[yasyaarthaayaasa eedrishah]

Word-for-word

saḥ — he ca — and āha — spoke idam — this aho — alas kaṣṭam — the painful misfortune vṛthā — vainly ātmā — the self me — my anutāpitaḥ — distressed na — not dharmāya — for religiosity na — nor kāmāya — for sense gratification yasya — whose artha — for wealth āyāsaḥ — labor īdṛśaḥ — such as this.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sa cāhedam aho kaṣṭaṁ

saḥ

and

āha

spoke

vṛthātmā me ’nutāpitaḥ

na dharmāya na kāmāya

yasyārthāyāsa īdṛśaḥ

idam

this

aho

alas

kaṣṭam

the painful misfortune

vṛthā

vainly

ātmā

the self

anutāpitaḥ

distressed

not

dharmāya

for religiosity

nor

kāmāya

for sense gratification

yasya

whose

artha

for wealth

āyāsaḥ

labor

īdṛśaḥ

such as this.

The brāhmaṇa spoke as follows: O what great misfortune! I have simply tormented myself uselessly, struggling so hard for money that was not even intended for religiosity or material enjoyment.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

I have simply tormented myself uselessly, struggling so hard for money that was not used for dharma or for pleasure.

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