शक्त्याशक्त्याथ वा बुद्ध्या समृद्ध्या च यदात्मने । अघं कुर्वन्ति हि यथा देशावस्थानुसारत: ॥ ११ ॥
śaktyāśaktyātha vā buddhyā samṛddhyā ca yad ātmane aghaṁ kurvanti hi yathā deśāvasthānusārataḥ
- śaktyā
- by relative potency
- aśaktyā
- impotence
- atha vā
- or
- buddhyā
- in terms of understanding
- samṛddhyā
- opulence
- ca
- and
- yat
- which
- ātmane
- to oneself
- agham
- sinful reaction
- kurvanti
- cause
- hi
- indeed
- yathā
- in actuality
- deśa
- place
- avasthā
- or one’s condition
- anusārataḥ
- in accordance with
Impure things may or may not impose sinful reactions upon a person, depending on that person’s strength or weakness, intelligence, wealth, location and physical condition.