आस्तेऽवमत्योपन्यस्तं गृहपाल इवाहरन् । आमयाव्यप्रदीप्ताग्निरल्पाहारोऽल्पचेष्टित: ॥ १५ ॥
aste ’vamatyopanyastam grha-pala ivaharan amayavy apradiptagnir alpaharo ’lpa-cestitah
- aste
- he remains
- avamatya
- negligently
- upanyastam
- what is placed
- grha-palah
- a dog
- iva
- like
- aharan
- eating
- amayavi
- diseased
- apradipta-agnih
- having dyspepsia
- alpa
- little
- aharah
- eating
- alpa
- little
- cestitah
- his activity.
Thus he remains at home just like a pet dog and eats whatever is so negligently given to him. Afflicted with many illnesses, such as dyspepsia and loss of appetite, he eats only very small morsels of food, and he becomes an invalid, who cannot work any more.