आध्यात्मिको ऽपि द्विविधः शारीरो मानसस् तथा शारीरो बहुभिर् भेदैर् भिद्यते श्रूयतां च सः
The spiritual suffering is of two kinds: bodily and mental; bodily suffering is divided into many types, listen to them.
शिरोरोगप्रतिश्यायज्वरशूलभगंदरैः गुल्मार्शःश्वयथुश्वासच्छर्द्यादिभिर् अनेकधा
Headache, cold, fever, pain, disease of the genitals, tumors, piles, swelling, asthma, vomiting, and many others.
तथाक्षिरोगातीसारकुष्ठाङ्गामयसंज्ञकैः भिद्यते देहजस् तापो मानसं श्रोतुम् अर्हथ
Thus, bodily suffering is distinguished by symptoms such as fever, dysentery, leprosy, and ailments of the limbs; now hear about mental suffering.
कामक्रोधभयद्वेषलोभमोहविषादजः शोकासूयावमानेर्ष्यामात्सर्याभिभवस् तथा
Mental suffering arises from desire, anger, fear, hatred, greed, delusion, and despair, as well as grief, envy, humiliation, jealousy, and being overcome by malice.
मानसो ऽपि द्विजश्रेष्ठास् तापो भवति नैकधा इत्य् एवमादिभिर् भेदैस् तापो ह्य् आध्यात्मिकः स्मृतः
O best of twice-born, mental suffering also occurs in many ways; thus, suffering is known as 'adhyatmika' due to these and similar divisions.
मृगपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पिशाचोरगराक्षसैः सरीसृपाद्यैश् च नृणां जन्यते चाधिभौतिकः
Suffering caused by animals, birds, humans, ghosts, serpents, demons, reptiles, and others is called 'adhibhautika' for people.
शीतोष्णवातवर्षाम्बुवैद्युतादिसमुद्भवः तापो द्विजवरश्रेष्ठाः कथ्यते चाधिदैविकः
O foremost of twice-born, suffering arising from cold, heat, wind, rain, water, lightning, and similar sources is described as 'adhidaivika.'
गर्भजन्मजराज्ञानमृत्युनारकजं तथा दुःखं सहस्रशो भेदैर् भिद्यते मुनिसत्तमाः
O eminent sages, pain from conception, birth, old age, knowledge, death, and hell is also divided into thousands of forms.
सुकुमारतनुर् गर्भे जन्तुर् बहुमलावृते उल्बसंवेष्टितो भग्नपृष्ठग्रीवास्थिसंहतिः
The delicate-bodied creature in the womb, surrounded by much impurity, is enveloped in the membrane, with its spine, neck, and bones compressed.
अत्यम्लकटुतीक्ष्णोष्णलवणैर् मातृभोजनैः अतितापिभिर् अत्यर्थं बाध्यमानो ऽतिवेदनः
Tormented by extremely sour, bitter, sharp, hot, and salty foods eaten by the mother, the creature suffers intensely and is greatly afflicted.
प्रसारणाकुञ्चनादौ नागानां प्रभुर् आत्मनः शकृन्मूत्रमहापङ्कशायी सर्वत्र पीडितः
Subject to the movements and contractions of the mother's bodily winds, lying in a mass of excrement, urine, and thick filth, it is afflicted everywhere.
निरुच्छ्वासः सचैतन्यः स्मरञ् जन्मशतान्य् अथ आस्ते गर्भे ऽतिदुःखेन निजकर्मनिबन्धनः
Without breath but conscious, remembering hundreds of births, it remains in the womb, bound by its own karma, enduring extreme suffering.
जायमानः पुरीषासृङ्मूत्रशुक्राविलाननः प्राजापत्येन वातेन पीड्यमानास्थिबन्धनः
Being born, covered in feces, blood, urine, semen, and other impurities, its bones are afflicted by the prajapati wind.
अधोमुखस् तैः क्रियते प्रबलैः सूतिमारुतैः क्लेशैर् निष्क्रान्तिम् आप्नोति जठरान् मातुर् आतुरः
With its head downward, driven by strong birth winds, it undergoes distress and emerges from the mother's womb in a state of suffering.
मूर्छाम् अवाप्य महतीं संस्पृष्टो बाह्यवायुना विज्ञानभ्रंशम् आप्नोति जातस् तु मुनिसत्तमाः
Having attained great unconsciousness, touched by the external wind, it loses awareness upon birth, O eminent sage.
कण्टकैर् इव तुन्नाङ्गः क्रकचैर् इव दारितः पूतिव्रणान् निपतितो धरण्यां क्रिमिको यथा
Its limbs feel as if pierced by thorns, as if torn by saws, and it falls to the earth with foul wounds, like a worm.
कण्डूयने ऽपि चाशक्तः परिवर्ते ऽप्य् अनीश्वरः स्तनपानादिकाहारम् अवाप्नोति परेच्छया
Unable even to scratch itself or to turn over, it receives nourishment such as breast milk only at another's will.
अशुचिस्रस्तरे सुप्तः कीटदंशादिभिस् तथा भक्ष्यमाणो ऽपि नैवैषां समर्थो विनिवारणे
Sleeping on impure bedding, bitten by insects and the like, it is eaten by them and unable to ward them off.
जन्मदुःखान्य् अनेकानि जन्मनो ऽनन्तराणि च बालभावे यदाप्नोति आधिभूतादिकानि च
The many pains of birth and those immediately following, as well as those experienced in infancy, arise from 'adhibhuta' and other sources.
अज्ञानतमसा छन्नो मूढान्तःकरणो नरः न जानाति कुतः को ऽहं कुत्र गन्ता किमात्मकः
Covered by the darkness of ignorance, with a bewildered inner mind, a person does not know: 'Whence have I come? Who am I? Where will I go? What is my nature?'
केन बन्धेन बद्धो ऽहं कारणं किम् अकारणम् किं कार्यं किम् अकार्यं वा किं वाच्यं किं न चोच्यते
By what bond am I bound? What is the cause, and what is not the cause? What should be done, and what should not be done? What should be spoken, and what should not be spoken?
को धर्मः कश् च वाधर्मः कस्मिन् वर्तेत वै कथम् किं कर्तव्यम् अकर्तव्यं किं वा किं गुणदोषवत्
What is righteousness, and what is unrighteousness? In what should one truly conduct oneself, and how? What is to be done, and what is not to be done? What possesses merit or fault?
एवं पशुसमैर् मूढैर् अज्ञानप्रभवं महत् अवाप्यते नरैर् दुःखं शिश्नोदरपरायणैः
Thus, by those who are deluded like cattle, whose great ignorance is the source, suffering is obtained by men devoted only to satisfying hunger and lust.
अज्ञानं तामसो भावः कार्यारम्भप्रवृत्तयः अज्ञानिनां प्रवर्तन्ते कर्मलोपस् ततो द्विजाः
Ignorance is a quality of darkness, giving rise to the impulse to begin actions; among the ignorant, such impulses arise, and from this comes the neglect of duties, O twice-born.
नरकं कर्मणां लोपात् फलम् आहुर् महर्षयः तस्माद् अज्ञानिनां दुःखम् इह चामुत्र चोत्तमम्
The sages declare that the fruit of neglecting duties is hell; therefore, the suffering of the ignorant is greatest, both here and hereafter.
जराजर्जरदेहश् च शिथिलावयवः पुमान् विचलच्छीर्णदशनो वलिस्नायुशिरावृतः
With a body worn out by old age, with weakened limbs, a man whose teeth are loose and fallen, whose skin, sinews, and veins are wrinkled,
दूरप्रनष्टनयनो व्योमान्तर्गततारकः नासाविवरनिर्यातरोमपुञ्जश् चलद्वपुः
Whose sight is lost to distant things, who sees only the stars within the sky, whose body trembles, with tufts of hair emerging from the nostrils,
प्रकटीभूतसर्वास्थिर् नतपृष्ठास्थिसंहतिः उत्सन्नजठराग्नित्वाद् अल्पाहारो ऽल्पचेष्टितः
With all his bones clearly visible, the joints of his back bent, whose digestive fire is extinguished, who eats little and acts little,
कृच्छ्रचङ्क्रमणोत्थानशयनासनचेष्टितः मन्दीभवच्छ्रोत्रनेत्रगलल्लालाविलाननः
Whose movements—walking, rising, lying down, sitting—are all difficult, whose hearing and sight are dulled, whose mouth is filled with drooling saliva,
अनायत्तैः समस्तैश् च करणैर् मरणोन्मुखः तत्क्षणे ऽप्य् अनुभूतानाम् अस्मर्ताखिलवस्तुनाम्
With all his faculties no longer under his control, facing death, he cannot remember any of the things he has experienced, even those of the moment before.