न रेमे लोकचर्यासु शास्त्रार्थकथनादृते ।न जायते रतिस्तस्य दृश्ये स्थल इवाजिनी
In plain words
He took no delight in the ways of the world, save in discoursing on the meaning of the śāstras; no delight arises in him for the dṛśya, the perceptible world — as none arises for a lotus-plant on dry ground.