लोको विकर्मनिरत: कुशले प्रमत्त: कर्मण्ययं त्वदुदिते भवदर्चने स्वे । यस्तावदस्य बलवानिह जीविताशां सद्यश्छिनत्त्यनिमिषाय नमोऽस्तु तस्मै ॥ १७ ॥
loko vikarma-niratah kusale pramattah karmany ayam tvad-udite bhavad-arcane sve yas tavad asya balavan iha jivitasam sadyas chinatty animisaya namo ’stu tasmai
- lokah
- people in general
- vikarma
- work without sense
- niratah
- engaged in
- kusale
- in beneficial activity
- pramattah
- negligent
- karmani
- in activity
- ayam
- this
- tvat
- by You
- udite
- enunciated
- bhavat
- of You
- arcane
- in worship
- sve
- their own
- yah
- who
- tavat
- as long as
- asya
- of the people in general
- balavan
- very strong
- iha
- this
- jivita-asam
- struggle for existence
- sadyah
- directly
- chinatti
- is cut to pieces
- animisaya
- by the eternal time
- namah
- my obeisances
- astu
- let there be
- tasmai
- unto Him
People in general all engage in foolish acts, not in the really beneficial activities enunciated directly by You for their guidance. As long as their tendency for foolish work remains powerful, all their plans in the struggle for existence will be cut to pieces. I therefore offer my obeisances unto Him who acts as eternal time.