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एवं योनिगतो जीवः स नित्यो निरहङ्कृतः ।
यावद्यत्रोपलभ्येत तावत्स्वत्वं हि तस्य तत् ॥ ८ ॥
 
evam yoni-gato jivah
sa nityo nirahaṅkrtah
yavad yatropalabhyeta
tavat svatvam hi tasya tat
evam-thus; yoni-gatah-being within a specific species of life; jivah-the living entity; sah-he; nityah-eternal; nirahaṅkrtah-without identification with the body; yavat-as long as; yatra-where; upalabhyeta-he may be found; tavat-that long; svatvam-the concept of self; hi-indeed; tasya-of him; tat-that.