समया शमशालिन्या वृत्त्या यः साधु वर्तते । अभिनन्दितया लोके जीवतीह स नेतरः ॥ ७० ॥
samayā śamaśālinyā vṛttyā yaḥ sādhu vartatē | abhinanditayā lōkē jīvatīha sa nētaraḥ || 70 ||
Translation
One who behaves well, in an even and peaceful way, that the world welcomes: he truly lives here, and no other.
Word by word
- samayā
- even
- śama
- peaceful
- śālinyā
- in a way
- vṛttyā
- of behaving
- yaḥ
- one who
- sādhu
- well
- vartatē
- behaves
- abhinanditayā
- welcomes
- lōkē
- the world
- jīvati
- lives
- iha
- here
- sa
- he
- na
- no
- itaraḥ
- other
Meaning
Jīvati, he lives, says that only such a life deserves the word. The measure here is not long life or great deeds. It is good conduct, evenness and peace, together with a welcome from others that one has not gone looking for.