यस्यात्मा हिंस्यते हिंस्रैर्येन किञ्चिद् यदृच्छया । अर्च्यते वा क्वचित्तत्र न व्यतिक्रियते बुध: ॥ १५ ॥
yasyātmā hiṁsyate hiṁsrair yena kiñcid yadṛcchayā arcyate vā kvacit tatra na vyatikriyate budhaḥ
- yasya
- of whom
- ātmā
- the body
- hiṁsyate
- is attacked
- hiṁsraiḥ
- by sinful people or violent animals
- yena
- by someone
- kiñcit
- somewhat
- yadṛcchayā
- somehow or other
- arcyate
- is worshiped
- vā
- or
- kvacit
- somewhere
- tatra
- therein
- na
- not
- vyatikriyate
- is transformed or affected
- budhaḥ
- one who is intelligent
Sometimes for no apparent reason one’s body is attacked by cruel people or violent animals. At other times and in other places, one will suddenly be offered great respect or worship. One who becomes neither angry when attacked nor satisfied when worshiped is actually intelligent.