Devanagari
आत्मन: प्रीयते नात्मा परत: स्वत एव वा ।
लक्षयेऽलब्धकामं त्वां चिन्तया शबलं मुखम् ॥ २१ ॥
Verse text
ātmanaḥ prīyate nātmā
parataḥ svata eva vā
lakṣaye ’labdha-kāmaṁ tvāṁ
cintayā śabalaṁ mukham
Synonyms
ātmanaḥ
—
of you
;
prīyate
—
is pleased
;
na
—
not
;
ātmā
—
the mind
;
parataḥ
—
due to other causes
;
svataḥ
—
due to yourself
;
eva
—
indeed
;
vā
—
or
;
lakṣaye
—
I can see
;
alabdha
—
kāmam — not achieving your desired goals
;
tvām
—
you
;
cintayā
—
by anxiety
;
śabalam
—
pale
;
mukham
—
face .
Translation
O King Citraketu, I can observe that your mind is not pleased. You seem not to have achieved your desired goal. Is this because of you yourself, or has it been caused by others? Your pale face reflects your deep anxiety.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O King Citraketu! Your mind is not pleased due to yourself or others. I see that your face is pale with worry, because of not achieving your desires.
Again he speaks to the silent King. The mind in your body (ātmanaḥ) is not happy because of yourself or someone else. “I am happy.” No, I see that your face is pale.