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यथा तृणजलूकेयं नापयात्यपयाति च ।
न त्यजेन्म्रियमाणो ऽपि प्राग्देहाभिमतिं जनः ।
यावदन्यं न विन्देत व्यवधानेन कर्मणाम् ।
मन एव मनुष्येन्द्र भूतानां भवभावनम् ॥ ७७ ॥

yatha trna-jalukeyam

napayaty apayati ca

na tyajen mriyamano 'pi

prag-dehabhimatim janah

yavad anyam na vindeta

vyavadhanena karmanam

mana eva manusyendra

bhutanam bhava-bhavanam

yatha-as; trna-jaluka-caterpillar; iyam-this; na apayati-does not go; apayati-goes; ca-also; na-not; tyajet-gives up; mriyamanah-at the point of death; api-even; prak-former; deha-with the body; abhimatim-identification; janah-a person; yavat-so long as; anyam-another; na-not; vindeta-obtains; vyavadhanena-by the termination; karmanam-of fruitive activities; manah-the mind; eva-certainly; manusya-indra-O ruler of men; bhutanam-of all living entities; bhava-of material existence; bhavanam-the cause.