योऽनित्येन शरीरेण सतां गेयं यशो ध्रुवम् । नाचिनोति स्वयं कल्प: स वाच्य: शोच्य एव स: ॥ २० ॥
yo ’nityena śarīreṇa satāṁ geyaṁ yaśo dhruvam nācinoti svayaṁ kalpaḥ sa vācyaḥ śocya eva saḥ
- yaḥ
- who
- anityena
- temporary
- śarīreṇa
- with the material body
- satām
- by saints
- geyam
- to be glorified
- yaśaḥ
- fame
- dhruvam
- permanent
- na ācinoti
- does not acquire
- svayam
- himself
- kalpaḥ
- capable
- saḥ
- he
- vācyaḥ
- contemptible
- śocyaḥ
- pitiable
- eva
- indeed
- saḥ
- he
He indeed is to be censured and pitied who, though able to do so, fails to achieve with his temporary body the lasting fame glorified by great saints.