अकल्पः स्वाङ्गचेष्टायां शकुन्त इव पञ्जरे । तत्र लब्धस्मृतिर्दैवात् कर्म जन्मशतोद्भवम् । स्मरन्दीर्घमनुच्छ्वासं शर्म किं नाम विन्दते ॥ ९ ॥
akalpah svaṅga-cestayam
sakunta iva panjare
tatra labdha-smrtir daivat
karma janma-satodbhavam
smaran dirgham anucchvasam
sarma kim nama vindate
akalpah-unable; sva-aṅga-his limbs; cestayam-to move; sakuntah-a bird; iva-like; panjare-in a cage; tatra-there; labdha-smrtih-having gained his memory; daivat-by fortune; karma-activities; janma-sata-udbhavam-occurring during the last hundred births; smaran-remembering; dirgham-for a long time; anucchvasam-sighing; sarma-peace of mind; kim-what; nama-then; vindate-can he achieve.