नित्यस्यार्थस्य सम्बन्धो ह्यनित्यो दृश्यते नृषु । यावद्यस्य हि सम्बन्धो ममत्वं तावदेव हि ॥ ७ ॥
nityasyarthasya sambandho hy anityo drsyate nrsu yavad yasya hi sambandho mamatvam tavad eva hi
- nityasya
- of the eternal
- arthasya
- thing
- sambandhah
- relationship
- hi
- indeed
- anityah
- temporary
- drsyate
- is seen
- nrsu
- in human society
- yavat
- as long as
- yasya
- of whom
- hi
- indeed
- sambandhah
- relationship
- mamatvam
- ownership
- tavat
- that long
- eva
- indeed
- hi
- certainly.
A few living entities are born in the human species, and others are born as animals. Although both are living entities, their relationships are impermanent. An animal may remain in the custody of a human being for some time, and then the same animal may be transferred to the possession of other human beings. As soon as the animal goes away, the former proprietor no longer has a sense of ownership. As long as the animal is in his possession he certainly has an affinity for it, but as soon as the animal is sold, the affinity is lost.