SB 6.10.7
Devanāgarī
श्रीऋषिरुवाच धर्मं व: श्रोतुकामेन यूयं मे प्रत्युदाहृता: । एष व: प्रियमात्मानं त्यजन्तं सन्त्यजाम्यहम् ॥ ७ ॥
Text
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca dharmaṁ vaḥ śrotu-kāmena yūyaṁ me pratyudāhṛtāḥ eṣa vaḥ priyam ātmānaṁ tyajantaṁ santyajāmy aham
Synonyms
śrī-ṛṣiḥuvāca—the great saint Dadhīci said;dharmam—the principles of religion;vaḥ—from you;śrotu-kāmena—by the desire to hear;yūyam—you;me—by me;pratyudāhṛtāḥ—replied to the contrary;eṣaḥ—this;vaḥ—for you;priyam—dear;ātmānam—body;tyajantam—leaving me anyway, today or tomorrow;santyajāmi—give up;aham—I.
Translation
The great sage Dadhīci said: Just to hear from you about religious principles, I refused to offer my body at your request. Now, although my body is extremely dear to me, I must give it up for your better purposes since I know that it will leave me today or tomorrow.