yogya hañā keha karite nā pāya pāna
tathāpi se nirlajja, vṛthā dhare prāṇa

 yogya - competent; hañā - being; keha - anyone; karite - to do; nā pāya - does not get; pāna - drinking; tathāpi - still; se - that person; nirlajja - shameless; vṛthā - uselessly; dhare prāṇa - continues life.


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“When a person competent to drink that nectar does not do so, that shameless person continues his life uselessly.

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