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यदा कदाचिज्जीवात्मा संसरन्निजकर्मभिः ।
नानायोनिष्वनीशो ऽयं पौरुषीं गतिमाव्रजेत् ॥ २५ ॥
 
yada kadacij jivatma
samsaran nija-karmabhih
nana-yonisv aniso 'yam
paurusim gatim avrajet
yada-when; kadacit-sometimes; jiva-atma-the living entity; samsaran-rotating in the cycle of birth and death; nija-karmabhih-because of his own fruitive activities; nana-yonisu-in different species of life; anisah-not independent (completely under the control of material nature); ayam-this living entity; paurusim gatim-the situation of being human; avrajet-wants to obtain.