नैव प्रार्थयते लाभं नालाभेनानुशोचति, धीरस्य शीतलं चित्तममृतेनैव पूरितम्। ॥79॥
naiva prārthayate lābhaṁ nālābhenānuśocati, dhīrasya śītalaṁ cittam-amṛtenaiva pūritam. (79)
A wise person does not desire what they do not have or feel sad about what they have lost. Instead, they find true happiness and peace within themselves.
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