SB 1.8.48

अहो मे पश्यताज्ञानं हृदि रूढं दुरात्मनः ।
पारक्यस्यैव देहस्य बह्व्यो मेऽक्षौहिणीर्हताः ॥ ४८ ॥
aho me paśyatājñānaṁ hṛdi rūḍhaṁ durātmanaḥ
pārakyasyaiva dehasya bahvyo me’kṣauhiṇīr hatāḥ

Synonyms

aho — alas; paśyata — just see; ajñānam — the ignorance; rūḍham — that has arisen; hṛdi — in this heart; me — of mine [mama191]; durātmanaḥ — a man of wicked intent [duṣṭa-cittasya192]; [for the sake (arthe)193]; dehasya eva — of this body alone; pārakyasya — [which is] meant for others [which is ultimately meant to become food for dogs and jackals (śva-śṛgālādyāhārasya)]; bahvyaḥ — legions; akṣauhiṇīḥ — [of] military divisions; hatāḥ — have been slaughtered; me — by me [mayā].

Translation

Alas! Just see the ignorance that has arisen in this heart of mine, a man of wicked intent. For the sake of this body alone, which is meant for others, legions of military divisions have been slaughtered by me.

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