नलिनी दलगत जलमति तरलं तद्वज्जीवित मतिशय चपलम् | विद्धि व्याध्यभिमान ग्रस्तं लोकं शोकहतं च समस्तम् ‖ 4 ‖
naḻinī daḻagata jalamati taraḻaṃ tadvajjīvita matiśaya chapalam | viddhi vyādhyabhimāna grastaṃ lokaṃ śokahataṃ cha samastam ‖ 4 ‖
Shlok Meaning
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English Translation
As the water drops on a lotus leaf are unsteady and trembling, in the same way, life in this world is exceedingly unsteady and restless. Know that the whole world is full of miseries, afflicted by unhappiness and grief.
Sri Shankaracharya
