kim dhanair dhana-dair va kim

 kamair va kama-dair uta

mrtyuna grasyamanasya

 karmabhir vota janma-daih

 

Translation: 

 

For one who is in the grips of death, what is the use of wealth or those who offer it, sense gratification or those who offer it, or, for that matter, any type of fruitive activity, which simply causes one to again take birth in the material world?