Chapter 18
कृमिविड्भस्मसंज्ञासीद्यस्येशाभिहितस्य च । भूतध्रुक् तत्कृते स्वार्थं किं वेद निरयो यत: ॥ २५ ॥
Transliteration
kṛmi-viḍ-bhasma-saṁjñāsīd yasyeśābhihitasya ca bhūta-dhruk tat-kṛte svārthaṁ kiṁ veda nirayo yataḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
kṛmi — worms; viṭ — stool; bhasma — ashes; saṁjñā — name; āsīt — becomes; yasya — of which (body); īśa-abhihitasya — although designated as king; ca — also; bhūta-dhruk — he who harms others; tat-kṛte — for the sake of that; sva-artham — his self-interest; kim veda — does he know; nirayaḥ — punishment in hell; yataḥ — from which.
Translation
“When dead, the bodies of all the rulers known as kings and great leaders will be transformed into worms, stool or ashes. If one enviously kills others for the protection of such a body, does he actually know the true interest of life? Certainly he does not, for if one is envious of other entities, he surely goes to hell.”