भोगकल्लोलकलनाविकलो मलचेतनः । जाड्यजर्जरचिद्वृत्तिः संसाराम्भोधिकच्छपः ॥ २२ ॥
bhōgakallōlakalanāvikalō malacētanaḥ | jāḍyajarjaracidvṛttiḥ saṁsārāmbhōdhikacchapaḥ || 22 ||
Translation
Distracted by the surging waves of pleasure, his mind soiled, his awareness worn by dullness, he is a tortoise in the sea of becoming.
Word by word
- bhōga
- of pleasure
- kallōla
- by the waves
- kalanā
- surging
- vikalō
- (vikalaḥ) distracted
- mala
- soiled
- cētanaḥ
- his mind
- jāḍya
- by dullness
- jarjara
- worn
- cid
- awareness
- vṛttiḥ
- his
- saṁsāra
- of becoming
- ambhōdhi
- in the sea
- kacchapaḥ
- a tortoise
Meaning
Another commentary: he is the tortoise of the ocean of becoming, tossed by the waves of enjoyment, his mind soiled and his awareness slack with dullness. The tortoise lives its whole life in the sea and never sees the shore.