नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना ।न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम् ॥
nāsti buddhir ayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā |na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir aśāntasya kutaḥ sukham ||
- न · na
- not
- अस्ति · asti
- there is
- बुद्धिः · buddhiḥ
- understanding
- अयुक्तस्य · ayuktasya
- for the undisciplined
- न · na
- nor
- च · ca
- and
- अयुक्तस्य · ayuktasya
- for the undisciplined
- भावना · bhāvanā
- contemplation, meditation
- न · na
- nor
- च · ca
- and
- अभावयतः · abhāvayataḥ
- for one without contemplation
- शान्तिः · śāntiḥ
- peace
- अशान्तस्य · aśāntasya
- for the peaceless
- कुतः · kutaḥ
- whence
- सुखम् · sukham
- happiness
“The undisciplined have no understanding, nor contemplation; without contemplation there is no peace — and for the peaceless, whence happiness?”
— Original plain-language translation
Four links in reverse: no discipline → no wisdom → no meditation → no peace → no happiness. Each step is undeniable, which makes the chain devastating — happiness is shown to have exactly one address, and distraction is not it.
— Reader's notes (original)