आर्यसङ्काशः who appears as noble, अनार्यः ignoble, शौचात् clean, हीनः devoid of, तथा and, अशुचिः impure, लक्षण्यवत् appears virtuous, अलक्षण्यः bereft of virtues, शीलवानिव like a man of character, दुश्शीलः depraved, शुभम् auspiciousness, हित्वा abandoning, धर्मवेशेण under the guise of righteousness, लोकसङ्कुरम् confusion in the world, क्रियाविधिविवर्जितम् devoid of pious acts and scriptural practices, इमम् this, अधर्मम् unrighteousness, अभिपत्स्ये यदि if I were to acquire, दुर्वृत्तम् engaged in wicked acts, लोकदूषणम् harmful to the world, माम् me, लोके in the world, कार्याकार्यविचक्षणः discriminating between should and should not, चेतयानः sensible, कः पुरुषः what man, बहुमंस्यति would be held in high esteem?

If like a man who appears noble, though ignoble, clean, though unclean or dishonest, auspicious, though inauspicious, a man of character, though depraved, I forsake auspicious ways for unrighteousness, abandon pious acts and scriptural practices and indulge, under the cloak of dharma, in acts of wickedness by causing harm and confusion to the world, will any sensible man with a sense of discrimination between should and should not hold me in high esteem?