SB 11.23.14 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

स चाहेदमहो कष्टं वृथात्मा मेऽनुतापित: ।

न धर्माय न कामाय यस्यार्थायास ईद‍ृश: ॥ १४ ॥

Verse text

sa cāhedam aho kaṣṭaṁ

vṛthātmā me ’nutāpitaḥ

na dharmāya na kāmāya

yasyārthāyāsa īdṛśaḥ

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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