न कुर्यान्न वदेत् किञ्चिन्न ध्यायेत् साध्वसाधु वा । आत्मारामोऽनया वृत्त्या विचरेज्जडवन्मुनि: ॥ १७ ॥
na kuryān na vadet kiñcin na dhyāyet sādhv asādhu vā ātmārāmo ’nayā vṛttyā vicarej jaḍa-van muniḥ
- na kuryāt
- should not do
- na vadet
- should not speak
- kiñcit
- anything
- na dhyāyet
- should not contemplate
- sādhu asādhu vā
- either good or bad things
- ātma-ārāmaḥ
- one who is taking pleasure in self-realization
- anayā
- with this
- vṛttyā
- lifestyle
- vicaret
- he should wander
- jaḍa-vat
- just like a stunted person
- muniḥ
- a saintly sage
For the purpose of maintaining his body, a liberated sage should not act, speak or contemplate in terms of material good or bad. Rather, he should be detached in all material circumstances, and taking pleasure in self-realization, he should wander about engaged in this liberated lifestyle, appearing like a retarded person to outsiders.