क्वायं मलीमस: कायो दौर्गन्ध्याद्यात्मकोऽशुचि: । क्व गुणा: सौमनस्याद्या ह्यध्यासोऽविद्यया कृत: ॥ १८ ॥
kvāyaṁ malīmasaḥ kāyo daurgandhyādy-ātmako ’śuciḥ kva guṇāḥ saumanasyādyā hy adhyāso ’vidyayā kṛtaḥ
- kva
- where
- ayam
- this
- malīmasaḥ
- very filthy
- kāyaḥ
- material body
- daurgandhya
- bad odor
- ādi
- and so on
- ātmakaḥ
- consisting of
- aśuciḥ
- unclean
- kva
- where
- guṇāḥ
- the so-called good qualities
- saumanasya
- the fragrance and tenderness of flowers
- ādyāḥ
- and so on
- hi
- certainly
- adhyāsaḥ
- the superficial imposition
- avidyayā
- by ignorance
- kṛtaḥ
- created
What is this polluted body anyway — so filthy and full of bad odors? I was attracted by the fragrance and beauty of a woman’s body, but what are those so-called attractive features? They are simply a false covering created by illusion.