ताननादृत्य योऽविद्वानर्थानारभते स्वयम् । तस्य व्यभिचरन्त्यर्था आरब्धाश्च पुन: पुन: ॥ ५ ॥
tan anadrtya yo ’vidvan arthan arabhate svayam tasya vyabhicaranty artha arabdhas ca punah punah
- tan
- those
- anadrtya
- neglecting
- yah
- anyone who
- avidvan
- rascal
- arthan
- schemes
- arabhate
- begins
- svayam
- personally
- tasya
- his
- vyabhicaranti
- do not become successful
- arthah
- purposes
- arabdhah
- attempted
- ca
- and
- punah punah
- again and again.
A foolish person who manufactures his own ways and means through mental speculation and does not recognize the authority of the sages who lay down unimpeachable directions is simply unsuccessful again and again in his attempts.