Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava
अहो मे पश्यतापायमल्पपुण्यस्य दुर्मते: । अतृप्तस्याकृतार्थस्य गृहस्त्रैवर्गिकोहत: ॥ ६८ ॥
Transliteration
aho me paśyatāpāyam alpa-puṇyasya durmateḥ atṛptasyākṛtārthasya gṛhas trai-vargiko hataḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
aho — alas; me — my; paśyata — just see; apāyam — the destruction; alpa-puṇyasya — of him whose pious credit has been insufficient; durmateḥ — unintelligent; atṛptasya — unsatisfied; akṛta-arthasya — of him who has not fulfilled the purpose of his life; gṛhaḥ — the family life; trai-vargikaḥ — comprising the three aims of civilized existence (religiosity, economic development and sense gratification); hataḥ — ruined.
Translation
“The male pigeon said: Alas, just see how I am now destroyed! I am obviously a great fool, for I did not properly execute pious activities. I could not satisfy myself, nor could I fulfill the purpose of life. My dear family, which was the basis of my religiosity, economic development and sense gratification, is now hopelessly ruined.”