Ashtavakra Gita

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दृष्टो येनात्मविक्षेपो निरोधं कुरुते त्वसौ। उदारस्तु न विक्षिप्तः साध्याभावात्करोति किम्॥१८- १७॥

sanskrit

He by whom inner distraction is seen may put an end to it, but the noble one is not distracted. When there is nothing to achieve, what is he to do?

english translation

dRSTo yenAtmavikSepo nirodhaM kurute tvasau| udArastu na vikSiptaH sAdhyAbhAvAtkaroti kim||18- 17||

hk transliteration by Sanscript