sā hovāca maitreyī -- yan nu ma iyaṃ bhagoḥ sarvā pṛthivī vittena pūrṇā syāt kathaṃ tenāmṛtā syām iti | neti hovāca yājñavalkyaḥ | yathaivopakaraṇavatāṃ jīvitaṃ tathaiva te jīvitaṃ syāt | amṛtatvasya tu nāśāsti vitteneti ||
2. Maitreyî said: 'My Lord, if this whole earth, full of wealth, belonged to me, tell me, should I be immortal by it 5?' 'No,' replied Yâgñavalkya; 'like the life of rich people will be thy life. But there is no hope of immortality by wealth.'
sā evamuktā hovāca-yadyadi 'nu'iti vitarke, me mama iyaṃ pṛthivī, bhagoḥ-bhagavan, sarvā sāgaraparikṣiptā vittena dhanena pūrṇā syāt;katham? na kathañcanetyākṣepārthaḥ, praśnārtho vā, tena pṛthivīpūrṇavittasādhyena karmaṇāgnihotrādinā amṛtā kiṃ syāmiti vyavahitena sambandhaḥ |
pratyuvāca yājñavalkyaḥ-kathamiti yadyākṣepārtham, anumodanaṃ neti hovāca yājñavalkyaḥ-kathamiti yadyākṣepārtham, anumodanaṃ neti hovāca yājñavalkya iti;praśnaścetprativacanārtham;naiva syā amṛtā, kiṃ tarhi? yathaiva loke upakaraṇavatāṃ sādhanavatāṃ jīvitaṃ sukhopāyabhogasampannam;tathaiva tadvadeva tava jīvitaṃ syāt;amṛtatvasya tu nāśā manasāpyasti vittena vittasādhyena karmaṇeti || 2 ||
Bṛhad san, ca. B.C. 600, Adhyāya, Brāhmaṇa, verse 2,4.2;
Bṛhad-DSh, 1657, p.;
Bṛhad-Anq-Dup, 1801-02, p.;
Bṛhad-Mül, 1879-84;
Bṛhad-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.;
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