Chapter 2 · Verse 8

Transcendental Knowledge

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्। अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम् राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्
na hi prapaśhyāmi mamāpanudyād yach-chhokam uchchhoṣhaṇam-indriyāṇām avāpya bhūmāv-asapatnamṛiddhaṁ rājyaṁ surāṇāmapi chādhipatyam

Word Meanings

na hi prapaśhyāmi mama apanudyāt yat śhokam uchchhoṣhaṇam indriyāṇām avāpya bhūmau asapatnam ṛiddham rājyam surāṇām api cha ādhipatyam

Translation

I do not see what could drive away this grief that withers my senses — not even an unrivalled and prosperous kingdom on earth, nor sovereignty over the gods themselves.