अहन्यहनि भूतानि गच्छन्ति यमालयम् । शेषाः स्थावरमिच्छन्ति किमाश्चर्यमतः परम् ॥
अहन्यहनिday after day
भूतानिbeings
गच्छन्तिgo
यमालयम्abode of Yama
शेषाःthe remaining
स्थावरम्permanence
इच्छन्तिwish / desire
किम्what
आश्चर्यम्wonder
अतःthan this / from this
परम्greater / beyond
Day after day, beings go to the abode of Death (Yama). Yet those who remain wish to stay forever. What greater wonder is there than this? (Yudhishthira's reply to the Yaksha.)
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