bhūtānāṁ bhava-bhāvanam

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.