देवदत्तमिमं लब्ध्वा नृलोकमजितेन्द्रिय: । यो नाद्रियेत त्वत्पादौ स शोच्यो ह्यात्मवञ्चक: ॥ ४१ ॥
deva-dattam imaṁ labdhvā nṛ-lokam ajitendriyaḥ yo nādriyeta tvat-pādau sa śocyo hy ātma-vañcakaḥ
- deva
- by the Supreme Lord
- dattam
- given
- imam
- this
- labdhvā
- attaining
- nṛ
- of human beings
- lokam
- the world
- ajita
- uncontrolled
- indriyaḥ
- his senses
- yaḥ
- who
- na ādriyeta
- will not honor
- tvat
- Your
- pādau
- feet
- saḥ
- he
- śocyaḥ
- pitiable
- hi
- indeed
- ātma
- of himself
- vañcakaḥ
- a cheater
One who has attained this human form of life as a gift from God, yet who fails to control his senses and honor Your feet, is surely to be pitied, for he is only cheating himself.