न प्रोक्तमाकर्णयति ईक्षते न पुरोगतम् । करोत्यवज्ञां सर्वत्र सुसमेत्याऽपि वस्तुनि ॥ ३४ ॥
na prōktamākarṇayati īkṣatē na purōgatam | karōtyavajñāṁ sarvatra susamētyā’pi vastuni || 34 ||
Translation
"He does not listen to what is said, nor look at what is in front of him; he disregards everything, even a thing that comes to him readily.
Word by word
- na
- not
- prōktam
- what is said
- ākarṇayati
- listens to
- īkṣatē
- looks at
- purōgatam
- what is in front
- karōti
- he shows
- avajñāṁ
- disregard
- sarvatra
- everything
- susamētya
- that comes readily
- api
- even
- vastuni
- a thing
Meaning
Nothing that could be gained interests him.