🪷 ŚB 12.2.44

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

ये ये भूपतयो राजन् भुञ्जते भुवमोजसा ।
कालेन ते कृता: सर्वे कथामात्रा: कथासु च ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

ye ye bhū-patayo rājan
bhuñjate bhuvam ojasā
kālena te kṛtāḥ sarve
kathā-mātrāḥ kathāsu ca

Synonyms

ye ye — whatever; bhū-patayaḥ — kings; rājan — O King Parīkṣit; bhuñjate — enjoy; bhuvam — the world; ojasā — with their power; kālena — by the force of time; te — they; kṛtāḥ — have been made; sarve — all; kathā-mātrāḥ — mere accounts; kathāsu — in various histories; ca — and.

Translation

My dear King Parīkṣit, all these kings who tried to enjoy the earth by their strength were reduced by the force of time to nothing more than historical accounts.

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