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क्षुत्परीतो यथा दीनः सारमेयो गृहं गृहम् ।
चरन्विन्दति यद्दिष्टं दण्डमोदनमेव वा ।
तथा कामाशयो जीव उच्चावचपथा भ्रमन् ।
उपर्यधो वा मध्ये वा याति दिष्टं प्रियाप्रियम् ॥ ३१ ॥

ksut-parito yatha dinah

sarameyo grham grham

caran vindati yad-distam

dandam odanam eva va

tatha kamasayo jiva

uccavaca-patha bhraman

upary adho va madhye va

yati distam priyapriyam

ksut-paritah-overcome by hunger; yatha-as; dinah-poor; sarameyah-a dog; grham-from one house; grham-to another house; caran-wandering; vindati-receives; yat-whose; distam-according to destiny; dandam-punishment; odanam-food; eva-certainly; va-or; tatha-similarly; kama-asayah-pursuing different types of desires; jivah-the living entity; ucca-high; avaca-low; patha-on a path; bhraman-wandering; upari-high; adhah-low; va-or; madhye-in the middle; va-or; yati-goes toward; distam-according to destiny; priya-pleasing; apriyam-not pleasing.