तत्प्राप्तावुत्तमप्राप्तौ न क्लेश उपजायते । न धनान्युपकुर्वन्ति न मित्राणि न बान्धवाः ॥ ३८ ॥
tatprāptāvuttamaprāptau na klēśa upajāyatē | na dhanānyupakurvanti na mitrāṇi na bāndhavāḥ || 38 ||
Translation
When that is gained, the highest gain, no affliction arises. Wealth does not help here, nor friends, nor kinsmen.
Word by word
- tat
- that
- prāptau
- when ... is gained
- uttama
- the highest
- na
- no
- klēśa
- (kleśaḥ) affliction
- upajāyatē
- arises
- dhanāni
- wealth
- upakurvanti
- help
- mitrāṇi
- friends
- bāndhavāḥ
- kinsmen
Meaning
All the things one might try to rely on are now struck off the list, and the sentence goes on into the next verse. The commentary takes the chain so: when the turning of the mind is present, aloneness is gained, and when that is gained there is no more affliction. It is a hard saying for anyone who has been working to make sure of the support of money and family. Those things may be good. On this question they have nothing to offer.