Verse 272

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लोकवासनया जन्तोः शास्त्रवासनयापि च ।देहवासनया ज्ञानं यथावन्नैव जायते ॥ २७२ ॥

In plain words

As long as a person clings to the world's approval, or clings to scripture as mere accumulation, or clings to the body — real knowledge simply cannot take root.

Close to the Sanskrit

Because of the impression for the world, and also because of the impression for scripture, [and] because of the impression for the body, true knowledge does not arise properly for the individual.