श्लोक 15 – Verse 15
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
āḍhyo ’bhijanavān asmi ko ’nyo ’sti sadṛiśho mayā
yakṣhye dāsyāmi modiṣhya ity ajñāna-vimohitāḥ
aneka-chitta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛitāḥ
prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣhu patanti narake ’śhuchau
शब्दों का अर्थ
āḍhyaḥ—wealthy; abhijana-vān—having highly placed relatives; asmi—me; kaḥ—who; anyaḥ—else; asti—is; sadṛiśhaḥ—like; mayā—to me; yakṣhye—I shall perform sacrifices; dāsyāmi—I shall give alms; modiṣhye—I shall rejoice; iti—thus; ajñāna—ignorance; vimohitāḥ—deluded
aneka—many; chitta—imaginings; vibhrāntāḥ—led astray; moha—delusion; jāla—mesh; samāvṛitāḥ—enveloped; prasaktāḥ—addicted; kāma-bhogeṣhu—gratification of sensuous pleasures; patanti—descend; narake—to hell; aśhuchau—murky
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।16.15।।हम धनवान् हैं, बहुत-से मनुष्य हमारे पास हैं, हमारे समान और कौन है? हम खूब यज्ञ करेंगे, दान देंगे और मौज करेंगे — इस तरह वे अज्ञानसे मोहित रहते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।16.15।। “मैं धनवान् और श्रेष्ठकुल में जन्मा हूँ। मेरे समान दूसरा कौन है?”,’मैं यज्ञ करूंगा’, ‘मैं दान दूँगा’, ‘मैं मौज करूँगा’ – इस प्रकार के अज्ञान से वे मोहित होते हैं।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
‘I am wealthy and high-born; who else is equal to me? I shall sacrifice, I shall give alms, I shall rejoice.’ Thus they think, deluded by ignorance.
Swami Gambirananda (English)
‘I am wealthy and of noble birth; who else is like me? I shall perform sacrifices; I shall give, I shall rejoice’- thus, they are deluded by a lack of discernment in diverse ways.
Swami Sivananda (English)
“I am wealthy and born into a noble family. Who is my equal? I shall perform sacrifices, give charity, and rejoice,” thus deluded by ignorance.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
‘I am wealthy; I am of noble birth; who else is equal to me? I shall perform sacrifices; I shall give gifts; and I shall rejoice’ – deluded by these wrong ideas;
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
I am wealthy, I am of noble birth; who can compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay—and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by ignorance,
