किं प्रमत्तस्य बहुभि: परोक्षैर्हायनैरिह । वरं मुहूर्तं विदितं घटते श्रेयसे यत: ॥ १२ ॥
kim pramattasya bahubhih paroksair hayanair iha varam muhurtam viditam ghatate sreyase yatah
- kim
- what is
- pramattasya
- of the bewildered
- bahubhih
- by many
- paroksaih
- inexperienced
- hayanaih
- years
- iha
- in this world
- varam
- better
- muhurtam
- a moment
- viditam
- conscious
- ghatate
- one can try for
- sreyase
- in the matter of the supreme interest
- yatah
- by that.
What is the value of a prolonged life which is wasted, inexperienced by years in this world? Better a moment of full consciousness, because that gives one a start in searching after his supreme interest.