व्यर्थयार्थेहया वित्तं प्रमत्तस्य वयो बलम् । कुशला येन सिध्यन्ति जरठ: किं नु साधये ॥ २५ ॥
vyarthayārthehayā vittaṁ pramattasya vayo balam kuśalā yena sidhyanti jaraṭhaḥ kiṁ nu sādhaye
- vyarthayā
- useless
- artha
- for wealth
- īhayā
- by the endeavor
- vittam
- money
- pramattasya
- of the maddened
- vayaḥ
- youth
- balam
- strength
- kuśalāḥ
- those who are discriminating
- yena
- by means of which
- sidhyanti
- become perfect
- jaraṭhaḥ
- an old man
- kim
- what
- nu
- indeed
- sādhaye
- can I achieve
Discriminating persons are able to utilize their money, youth and strength to achieve perfection. But I have feverishly squandered these in the useless endeavor for further wealth. Now that I am an old man, what can I achieve?