किं धनेन किमम्बाभिः किं राज्येन किमीहया । इति निश्चयवानन्तः प्राणत्यागपरः स्थितः ॥ ४६ ॥
kiṁ dhanēna kimambābhiḥ kiṁ rājyēna kimīhayā | iti niścayavānantaḥ prāṇatyāgaparaḥ sthitaḥ || 46 ||
Translation
"'What use is wealth, what use are mothers, what use a kingdom, what use desire?' With this conviction within, he is set on giving up his life.
Word by word
- kiṁ
- what use
- dhanēna
- wealth
- ambābhiḥ
- mothers
- rājyēna
- a kingdom
- īhayā
- desire
- iti
- with this
- niścayavān
- conviction
- antaḥ
- within
- prāṇa
- his life
- tyāga
- giving up
- paraḥ
- set on
- sthitaḥ
- he is
Meaning
The danger is real: dispassion without knowledge can turn into despair. The servants fear for his life.