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इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्।।16.13।।
idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ prāpsye manoratham idam astīdam api me bhaviṣhyati punar dhanam
Today I have gained this; tomorrow I will fulfill another desire; this wealth is mine now, and the rest will soon be mine.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| idam | this |
| adya | today |
| mayā | by me |
| labdham | gained |
| imam | this |
| prāpsye | I shall acquire |
| manaḥ-ratham | desire |
| idam | this |
| asti | is |
| idam | this |
| api | also |
| me | mine |
| bhaviṣhyati | in future |
| punaḥ | again |
| dhanam | wealth |
I will be able to acire all that the world possesses. Then I will be the lord of all wealth.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare divine and destructive dispositions, their actions and consequences without converting the lists into weapons for judging others.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami Gambirananda'I have gained this today; I will acquire this desired object. This is in hand; and this wealth will also come to me.'
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami Adidevananda'This I have gained today, and this desire I shall attain. This wealth is mine, and this will also be mine hereafter.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaI will be able to acire all that the world possesses. Then I will be the lord of all wealth.
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Today I have gained this
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tomorrow I will fulfill another desire
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this wealth is mine now
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