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यस्त्विह वै भूतानामीश्वरोपकल्पितवृत्तीनामविविक्तपरव्यथानां स्वयं पुरुषोपकल्पितवृत्तिर्विविक्तपरव्यथो व्यथामाचरति स परत्रान्धकूपे तदभिद्रोहेण निपतति तत्र हासौ तैर्जन्तुभिः पशुमृगपक्षिसरीसृपैर्मशकयूकामत्कुणमक्षिकादिभिर्ये के चाभिद्रुग्धास्तैः सर्वतो ऽभिद्रुह्यमाणस्तमसि विहतनिद्रानिर्वृतिरलब्धावस्थानः परिक्रामति यथा कुशरीरे जीवः. ॥ १७ ॥

yas tv iha vai bhutanam isvaropakalpita-vrttinam avivikta-para-
vyathanam svayam purusopakalpita-vrttir vivikta-para-vyatho vyatham
acarati sa paratrandhakupe tad-abhidrohena nipatati tatra hasau tair
jantubhih pasu-mrga-paksi-sarisrpair masaka-yuka-matkuna-
maksikadibhir ye ke cabhidrugdhas taih sarvato 'bhidruhyamanas
tamasi vihata-nidra-nirvrtir alabdhavasthanah parikramati yatha
kusarire jivah.

yah-any person who; tu-but; iha-in this life; vai-indeed; bhutanam-to some living entities; isvara-by the supreme controller; upakalpita-designed; vrttinam-whose means of livelihood; avivikta-not understanding; para-vyathanam-the pain of others; svayam-himself; purusa-upakalpita-designed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vrttih-whose livelihood; vivikta-understanding; para-vyathah-the painful conditions of others; vyatham acarati-but still causes pain; sah-such a person; paratra-in his next life; andhakupe-to the hell named Andhakupa; tat-to them; abhidrohena-by the sin of malice; nipatati-falls down; tatra-there; ha-indeed; asau-that person; taih jantubhih-by those respective living entities; pasu-animals; mrga-wild beasts; paksi-birds; sarisrpaih-snakes; masaka-mosquitoes; yuka-lice; matkuna-worms; maksika-adibhih-flies and so on; ye ke-whoever else; ca-and; abhidrugdhah-persecuted; taih-by them; sarvatah-everywhere; abhidruhyamanah-being injured; tamasi-in the darkness; vihata-disturbed; nidra-nirvrtih-whose resting place; alabdha-not being able to obtain; avasthanah-a resting place; parikramati-wanders; yatha-just as; ku-sarire-in a low-grade body; jivah-a living entity.