tejo-'b-anna-mayaá¹ kÄyaá¹
gá¹›hÄ«tvÄtmatayÄbudhÄḥ
mahÄ«á¹ mamatayÄ cobhau
hitvÄnte 'darÅ›anaá¹ gatÄḥ
tejaḥ - fire; ap - water; anna - and earth; mayam - composed of; kÄyam - this body; gá¹›hÄ«tvÄ - accepting; ÄtmatayÄ - with the sense of 'I'; abudhÄḥ - the unintelligent; mahÄ«m - this earth; mamatayÄ - with the sense of 'my'; ca - and; ubhau - both; hitvÄ - giving up; ante - ultimately; adarÅ›anam - disappearance; gatÄḥ - they have obtained.
Although the foolish accept the body made of earth, water and fire as “me†and this earth as “mine,†in every case they have ultimately abandoned both their body and the earth and passed away into oblivion.
Although the soul is eternal, our so-called family tradition and earthly fame will certainly pass into oblivion.
