The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Svātmaprakāśikā

Verse 69

योषित्क्रीडा सुखस्यान्तर्गर्वाढ्यं यौवनं किल ।आत्मानन्दे परे पूर्णे मयि नास्ति हि यौवनम् ॥ ६६ ॥

In plain words

Youth, they say, is pride swollen inside the pleasure of a woman's embrace. But in me — ātman, bliss, supreme, already whole — there is no youth at all.

Close to the Sanskrit

Youth, indeed, is rich in pride within the pleasure of play with women. In me — the bliss of the Self, supreme, full — there is no youth at all.