Verse 7

Śataka
Vairāgya Śatakaवैराग्यशतकम्
Chapter
Blaming 'Pleasure-Thirst'तृष्णादूषणम्
Chhanda
Unknown

[vairagya-07]

भोगा न भुक्ता वयमेव भुक्तास्तपो न तप्तं वयमेव तप्ताः ।कालो न यातो वयमेव यातास्तृष्णा न जीर्णा वयमेव जीर्णाः ॥७॥

bhogā na bhuktā vayameva bhuktāstapo na taptaṃ vayameva taptāḥ |kālo na yāto vayameva yātāstṛṣṇā na jīrṇā vayameva jīrṇāḥ ||7||

Translation

Pleasures were not consumed; we were consumed instead! Penance was not performed; we were scorched instead! Time was not passed; we passed on instead! Thirst for pleasures did not deteriorate; we deteriorated instead! ॥ 7 ॥