prati

यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः

pravadanti — speak

Those of small understanding speak flowery words, delighting in the letter of the scriptures, and say there is nothing more —

कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्

prati — towards.

driven by desire, aiming at higher worlds, promising good birth as the fruit of action, full of elaborate rites for enjoyment and power.

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः

pravṛiddhaḥ — mighty

I am time, the destroyer of worlds, grown mighty; I have come forth to bring their ending. Even without you, none of these warriors drawn up in the opposing ranks will remain.

यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः

prati-upakāra-artham — with the hope of a return

But a gift given expecting something in return, or looking to its fruit, or grudgingly, is held to be of restlessness.