चित्तं चिन्तयतामर्थं यथाशास्त्रं निजेहितैः । असंसाधयतामेव मूढानां धिग्दुरीप्सितम् ॥ २२ ॥
cittaṁ cintayatāmarthaṁ yathāśāstraṁ nijēhitaiḥ | asaṁsādhayatāmēva mūḍhānāṁ dhigdurīpsitam || 22 ||
Translation
Shame on the wretched wishes of the fools who do not set the mind, by their own striving, to think on the real as scripture directs, and so accomplish nothing!
Word by word
- cittaṁ
- the mind
- cintayatām
- to think on
- arthaṁ
- the real
- yathāśāstraṁ
- as scripture directs
- nija
- by their own
- īhitaiḥ
- striving
- asaṁsādhayatām
- who accomplish nothing
- ēva
- indeed
- mūḍhānāṁ
- of the fools
- dhig
- (dhik) shame on
- durīpsitam
- the wretched wishes
Meaning
A cry of reproach. The fools (mūḍha) who do not turn their minds by their own effort to reflect on the truth as scripture teaches, and so gain nothing, are condemned: "shame on their wretched desire" (dhik durīpsitam). The commentary quotes the Upaniṣad: "if one knows it here, there is truth; if one does not know it here, great is the loss." To be born human and not use the birth to know oneself is the greatest waste. The reproach is sharp because the opportunity is so great.