Chapter 10
श्रीऋषिरुवाच धर्मं व: श्रोतुकामेन यूयं मे प्रत्युदाहृता: । एष व: प्रियमात्मानं त्यजन्तं सन्त्यजाम्यहम् ॥ ७ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca dharmaṁ vaḥ śrotu-kāmena yūyaṁ me pratyudāhṛtāḥ eṣa vaḥ priyam ātmānaṁ tyajantaṁ santyajāmy aham
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca — the great saint Dadhīci said; dharmam — the principles of religion; vaḥ — from you; śrotu-kāmena — by the desire to hear; yūyam — you; me — by me; pratyudāhṛtāḥ — replied to the contrary; eṣaḥ — this; vaḥ — for you; priyam — dear; ātmānam — body; tyajantam — leaving me anyway, today or tomorrow; santyajāmi — give up; aham — I.
Translation
“The great sage Dadhīci said: Just to hear from you about religious principles, I refused to offer my body at your request. Now, although my body is extremely dear to me, I must give it up for your better purposes since I know that it will leave me today or tomorrow.”