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Chapter 2 Verse 1
Original Verse
अन्यच्छ्रेयोऽन्यदुतैव प्रेयस्ते उभे नानार्थे पुरुषँ सिनीतः । तयोः श्रेय आददानस्य साधु भवति हीयतेऽर्थाद् य उ प्रेयो वृणीते ॥ १ ॥

anyac chreyo 'nyad utaiva preyas te ubhe nānārthe puruṣaṃ sinītaḥ | tayoḥ śreya ādadānasya sādhu bhavati hīyate 'rthād ya u preyo vṛṇīte || 1 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

The good is one thing, the pleasant another; these two having different objects, chain a man. It is well with him who clings to the good; he who chooses the pleasant misses his end.

Simple English

English Translation

The good is one thing and the pleasant is another. They serve different ends and bind a person differently. It goes well for the one who chooses the good. One who chooses the pleasant misses the true goal.