जानतोऽपि यथाज्ञस्य किमेतन्मुनिसत्तम । अयं च निकृतः पुत्रैर्दारैर्भृत्यैस्तथोज्झितः ॥ ४२ ॥
jānato’pi yathājñasya kimetanmunisattama ayaṁ cha nikṛitaḥ putrairdārairbhṛityaistathojjhitaḥ
Translation
Though I know better, I suffer like one who does not know. What is this, O best of sages? And this man, wronged by his sons, abandoned by wife and servants,
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
जानते हुए भी मैं अज्ञानी की भाँति दुःखी होता हूँ; हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ! यह क्या है? और यह वैश्य पुत्रों द्वारा अपमानित और पत्नी तथा सेवकों द्वारा त्यागा गया है,
Commentary
"Knowing, like one who does not know" (janato 'pi yathajnasya) is the heart of the question. Gita Press notes a variant reading nishkritah for nikritah here.