उद्यतस्य हि कामस्य प्रतिवादो न शस्यते । अपि निर्मुक्तसङ्गस्य कामरक्तस्य किं पुन: ॥ १२ ॥
udyatasya hi kamasya prativado na sasyate api nirmukta-sangasya kama-raktasya kim punah
- udyatasya
- which has come of itself
- hi
- in fact
- kamasya
- of material desire
- prativadah
- the denial
- na
- not
- sasyate
- to be praised
- api
- even
- nirmukta
- of one who is free
- sangasya
- from attachment
- kama
- to sensual pleasures
- raktasya
- of one addicted
- kim punah
- how much less.
To deny an offering that has come of itself is not commendable even for one absolutely free from all attachment, much less one addicted to sensual pleasure.