यश्च मूढतमो लोके यश्च बुद्धे: परं गत: । तावुभौ सुखमेधेते क्लिश्यत्यन्तरितो जन: ॥ १७ ॥
yas ca mudhatamo loke yas ca buddheh param gatah tav ubhau sukham edhete klisyaty antarito janah
- yah
- one who is
- ca
- also
- mudha-tamah
- the lowest of the fools
- loke
- in the world
- yah ca
- and one who is
- buddheh
- of intelligence
- param
- transcendental
- gatah
- gone
- tau
- of them
- ubhau
- both
- sukham
- happiness
- edhete
- enjoy
- klisyati
- suffer
- antaritah
- situated between
- janah
- persons.
Both the lowest of fools and he who is transcendental to all intelligence enjoy happiness, whereas persons between them suffer the material pangs.