SB 8.19.22

SB 8.19.22

Devanagari

त्रिभि: क्रमैरसन्तुष्टो द्वीपेनापि न पूर्यते ।
नववर्षसमेतेन सप्तद्वीपवरेच्छया ॥ २२ ॥

Verse text

tribhiḥ kramair asantuṣṭo
dvīpenāpi na pūryate
nava-varṣa-sametena
sapta-dvīpa-varecchayā

Synonyms

tribhiḥ — three ; kramaiḥ — by steps ; asantuṣṭaḥ — one who is dissatisfied ; dvīpena — by a complete island ; api — although ; na pūryate — cannot be satisfied ; nava-varṣa-sametena — even by possessing nine varṣas ; sapta-dvīpa-vara-icchayā — by the desire to take possession of seven islands.

Translation

If I were not satisfied with three paces of land, then surely I would not be satisfied even with possessing one of the seven islands, consisting of nine varṣas. Even if I possessed one island, I would hope to get others.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

If I were not satisfied with three paces of land, then surely I would not be satisfied even with possessing one of the seven islands, consisting of nine varṣas, since I would desire to possess all seven islands. I would not be satisfied with one island with nine varṣas because of a desire for all seven islands.