SB 11.23.14
Devanāgarī
स चाहेदमहो कष्टं वृथात्मा मेऽनुतापित: । न धर्माय न कामाय यस्यार्थायास ईदृश: ॥ १४ ॥
Text
sa cāhedam aho kaṣṭaṁ vṛthātmā me ’nutāpitaḥ na dharmāya na kāmāya yasyārthāyāsa īdṛśaḥ
Synonyms
saḥ—he;ca—and;āha—spoke;idam—this;aho—alas;kaṣṭam—the painful misfortune;vṛthā—vainly;ātmā—the self;me—my;anutāpitaḥ—distressed;na—not;dharmāya—for religiosity;na—nor;kāmāya—for sense gratification;yasya—whose;artha—for wealth;āyāsaḥ—labor;īdṛśaḥ—such as this.
Translation
The brāhmaṇa spoke as follows: O what great misfortune! I have simply tormented myself uselessly, struggling so hard for money that was not even intended for religiosity or material enjoyment.