deha-ātma-vādinām - who ascribe to the view that the body is the self; puṁsām - for persons; api - indeed; rājanya-sat-tama - O best of kings; yathā - as; dehaḥ - the body; priya-tamaḥ - most dear; tathā - thus; na - not; hi - certainly; anu - relative; ye - which things; ca - and; tam - to that.

Indeed, for persons who think the body is the self, O best of kings, those things whose importance lies only in their relationship to the body are never as dear as the body itself.