अनित्यानात्मदु:खेषु विपर्ययमतिर्ह्यहम् । द्वन्द्वारामस्तमोविष्टो न जाने त्वात्मन: प्रियम् ॥ २५ ॥
anityānātma-duḥkheṣu viparyaya-matir hy aham dvandvārāmas tamo-viṣṭo na jāne tvātmanaḥ priyam
- anitya
- not eternal
- anātma
- not the real self
- duḥkheṣu
- in the sources of misery
- viparyaya
- backwards
- matiḥ
- whose mentality
- hi
- indeed
- aham
- I
- dvandva
- in duality
- ārāmaḥ
- taking pleasure
- tamaḥ
- in ignorance
- viṣṭaḥ
- absorbed
- na jāne
- I fail to recognize
- tvā
- You
- ātmanaḥ
- of myself
- priyam
- the dearmost
Thus mistaking the temporary for the eternal, my body for my self, and sources of misery for sources of happiness, I have tried to take pleasure in material dualities. Covered in this way by ignorance, I could not recognize You as the real object of my love.