ye tv iha vā anāgaso 'raṇye grāme vā vaiśrambhakair upasṛtān upaviśrambhayya jijīviṣūn śūla-sūtrādiṣūpaprotān krīḍanakatayā yātayanti te 'pi ca pretya yama-yātanāsu śūlādiṣu protātmānaḥ kṣut- tṛḍbhyāṁ cābhihatāḥ kaṅka-vaṭādibhiś cetas tatas tigma-tuṇḍair āhanyamānā ātma-śamalaṁ smaranti.

ye-persons who; tu-but; iha-in this life; va-or; anagasah-who are faultless; aranye-in the forest; grame-in the village; va-or; vaisrambhakaih-by means of good faith; upasrtan-brought near; upavisrambhayya-inspiring with confidence; jijivisun-who want to be protected; sula-sutra-adisu-on a lance, thread, and so on; upaprotan-fixed; kridanakataya-like a plaything; yatayanti-cause pain; te-those persons; api-certainly; ca-and; pretya-after dying; yama-yatanasu-the persecutions of Yamaraja; sula-adisu-on lances and so on; prota-atmanah-whose bodies are fixed; ksut-trdbhyam-by hunger and thirst; ca-also; abhihatah-overwhelmed; kaṅka-vata-adibhih-by birds such as herons and vultures; ca-and; itah tatah-here and there; tigma-tundaih-having pointed beaks; ahanyamanah-being tortured; atma-samalam-own sinful activities; smaranti-they remember.