अभिलषति न खलु पुरुषः श्रियमपि कीर्त्या विनाकृतां कुशलः । क्षणिकाय वस्तुने कस् त्यजतीह चिरस्थिरं श्रेयः ॥
abhilaṣati na khalu puruṣaḥ śriyamapi kīrtyā vinākṛtāṃ kuśalaḥ / kṣaṇikāya vastune kas tyajatīha cirasthiraṃ śreyaḥ //
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.