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The Eternal Self and Selfless Action
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्। अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम् राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्
na hi prapaśhyāmi mamāpanudyād yach-chhokam uchchhoṣhaṇam-indriyāṇām avāpya bhūmāv-asapatnamṛiddhaṁ rājyaṁ surāṇāmapi chādhipatyam
I do not see what could drive away this grief that dries up my senses, even if I were to attain on earth an unrivalled and prosperous kingdom, or even sovereignty over the gods.
na—not · hi—certainly · prapaśhyāmi—I see · mama—my · apanudyāt—drive away · yat—which · śhokam—anguish · uchchhoṣhaṇam—is drying up · indriyāṇām—of the senses · avāpya—after achieving · bhūmau—on the earth · asapatnam—unrivalled · ṛiddham—prosperous · rājyam—kingdom · surāṇām—like the celestial gods · api—even · cha—also · ādhipatyam—sovereignty
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