नातिस्नेह: प्रसङ्गो वा कर्तव्य: क्वापि केनचित् । कुर्वन् विन्देत सन्तापं कपोत इव दीनधी: ॥ ५२ ॥
nāti-snehaḥ prasaṅgo vā kartavyaḥ kvāpi kenacit kurvan vindeta santāpaṁ kapota iva dīna-dhīḥ
- na
- not
- ati-snehaḥ
- excess affection
- prasaṅgaḥ
- close association
- vā
- or
- kartavyaḥ
- one should manifest
- kva api
- ever
- kenacit
- with anyone or anything
- kurvan
- so doing
- vindeta
- one will experience
- santāpam
- great distress
- kapotaḥ
- the pigeon
- iva
- just as
- dīna-dhīḥ
- cripple-minded
One should never indulge in excessive affection or concern for anyone or anything; otherwise one will have to experience great suffering, just like the foolish pigeon.