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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.40

రాజన్నేతే మయా ప్రోక్తా నరదేవాస్తథాపరే । భూమౌ మమత్వం కృత్వాన్తే హిత్వేమాం నిధనం గతా: ॥ ౪౦ ॥
rājann ete mayā proktā
[raajann ete mayaa proktaa]
nara-devās tathāpare
[nara-devaas tathaapare]
bhūmau mamatvaṁ kṛtvānte
[bhoomau mamatvam kritvaante]
hitvemāṁ nidhanaṁ gatāḥ
[hitvemaam nidhanam gataah]
rājan — O King Parīkṣit ete — these mayā — by me proktāḥ — described nara-devāḥ — kings tathā — and apare — other human beings bhūmau — upon the earth mamatvam — possessiveness kṛtvā — exerting ante — in the end hitvā — giving up imām — this world nidhanam — destruction gatāḥ — met.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājann ete mayā proktā
rājan
O King Parīkṣit
ete
these
mayā
by me
proktāḥ
described
nara-devās tathāpare
nara-devāḥ
kings
tathā
and
apare
other human beings
bhūmau mamatvaṁ kṛtvānte
bhūmau
upon the earth
mamatvam
possessiveness
kṛtvā
exerting
ante
in the end
hitvemāṁ nidhanaṁ gatāḥ
hitvā
giving up
imām
this world
nidhanam
destruction
gatāḥ
met.
My dear King Parīkṣit, all these kings I have described, as well as all other human beings, come to this earth and stake their claims, but ultimately they all must give up this world and meet their destruction.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King Parīkṣit! All these kings I have described, as well as all other human beings, come to this earth and develop possessiveness, and at the end give up this world and meet their destruction.
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