rājan - O King Parīkṣit; ete - these; mayā - by me; proktāḥ - described; nara-devāḥ - kings; tathā - and; apare - other human beings; bhūmau - upon the earth; mamatvam - possessiveness; kṛtvā - exerting; ante - in the end; hitvā - giving up; imām - this world; nidhanam - destruction; gatāḥ - met.

My dear King Parīkṣit, all these kings I have described, as well as all other human beings, come to this earth and stake their claims, but ultimately they all must give up this world and meet their destruction.