SB 10.14.52
Devanāgarī
देहात्मवादिनां पुंसामपि राजन्यसत्तम । यथा देह: प्रियतमस्तथा न ह्यनु ये च तम् ॥ ५२ ॥
Text
dehātma-vādināṁ puṁsām api rājanya-sattama yathā dehaḥ priyatamas tathā na hy anu ye ca tam
Synonyms
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.
Translation
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.
