आत्मन: प्रीयते नात्मा परत: स्वत एव वा । लक्षयेऽलब्धकामं त्वां चिन्तया शबलं मुखम् ॥ २१ ॥
atmanah priyate natma paratah svata eva va laksaye ’labdha-kamam tvam cintaya sabalam mukham
- atmanah
- of you
- priyate
- is pleased
- na
- not
- atma
- the mind
- paratah
- due to other causes
- svatah
- due to yourself
- eva
- indeed
- va
- or
- laksaye
- I can see
- alabdha-kamam
- not achieving your desired goals
- tvam
- you
- cintaya
- by anxiety
- sabalam
- pale
- mukham
- face.
O King Citraketu, I can observe that your mind is not pleased. You seem not to have achieved your desired goal. Is this because of you yourself, or has it been caused by others? Your pale face reflects your deep anxiety.