ये कैवल्यमसम्प्राप्ता ये चातीताश्च मूढताम् । त्रैवर्गिका ह्यक्षणिका आत्मानं घातयन्ति ते ॥ १६ ॥
ye kaivalyam asamprāptā ye cātītāś ca mūḍhatām trai-vargikā hy akṣaṇikā ātmānaṁ ghātayanti te
- ye
- those who
- kaivalyam
- knowledge of the Absolute Truth
- asamprāptāḥ
- have not achieved
- ye
- who
- ca
- also
- atītāḥ
- have transcended
- ca
- also
- mūḍhatām
- gross foolishness
- trai-vargikāḥ
- dedicated to the three goals of pious life, namely dharma (religiosity), artha (economic development) and kāma (sense gratification)
- hi
- indeed
- akṣaṇikāḥ
- not having even a moment to reflect
- ātmānam
- their own selves
- ghātayanti
- murder
- te
- they
Those who have not achieved knowledge of the Absolute Truth, yet who are still beyond the darkness of complete ignorance, generally follow the threefold path of pious material life, namely religiosity, economic development and sense gratification. Not having time to reflect on any higher purpose, they become the killers of their own soul.