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किं प्रमत्तस्य बहुभिः परोक्षैर्हायनैरिह ।
वरं मुहूर्तं विदितं घटते श्रेयसे यतः ॥ १२ ॥
 
kim pramattasya bahubhih
paroksair hayanair iha
varam muhurtam viditam
ghatate sreyase yatah
kim-what is; pramattasya-of the bewildered; bahubhih-by many; paroksaih-unexperienced; hayanaih-years; iha-in this world; varam-better; muhurtam-a moment; viditam-conscious; ghatate-one can try for; sreyase-in the matter of the supreme interest; yatah-by that.