सन्तुष्ट: केन वा राजन्न वर्तेतापि वारिणा । औपस्थ्यजैह्व्यकार्पण्याद्गृहपालायते जन: ॥ १८ ॥
santustah kena va rajan na vartetapi varina aupasthya-jaihvya-karpanyad grha-palayate janah
- santustah
- a person who is always self-satisfied
- kena
- why
- va
- or
- rajan
- O King
- na
- not
- varteta
- should live (happily)
- api
- even
- varina
- by drinking water
- aupasthya
- due to the genitals
- jaihvya
- and the tongue
- karpanyat
- because of a wretched or miserly condition
- grha-palayate
- he becomes exactly like a household dog
- janah
- such a person.
My dear King, a self-satisfied person can be happy even with only drinking water. However, one who is driven by the senses, especially by the tongue and genitals, must accept the position of a household dog to satisfy his senses.