Verse 238

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नृजन्म जन्तोरतिदुर्लभं विदु -स्ततोऽपि पुंस्त्वं च ततो विवेकः ।लब्ध्वा तदेतत्त्रितयं महात्मायतेत मुक्त्यै सहसा विरक्तः ॥ २३८ ॥

In plain words

Human birth is exceedingly rare, rarer still is manhood, and rarer yet is the faculty of discrimination. A wise person, having attained all three and turning away from the world, should strive earnestly for liberation.

Close to the Sanskrit

Human birth of a living being is extremely difficult to attain, even more so manhood, and more than that, discrimination. Having obtained this triad, a great soul, detached, should strive urgently for liberation.