For one who is meditating on sense gratification

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arthe hy avidyamane 'pi

samsrtir na nivartate

dhyayato visayan asya

svapne 'narthagamo yatha

 

SYNONYMS

arthe -- in truth; hi -- certainly; avidyamane -- not existing; api -- even

though; samsrtih -- material existence; na nivartate -- does not stop;

dhyayatah -- who is meditating; visayan -- on the objects of sense

gratification; asya -- for him; svapne -- in a dream; anartha -- of unwanted

things; agamah -- the coming; yatha -- just as.

 

TRANSLATION

For one who is meditating on sense gratification, material life, although

lacking factual existence, does not go away, just as the unpleasant experiences

of a dream do not.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 11.22.56