अपि मानुष्यकं लब्ध्वा

अपि मानुष्यकं लब्ध्वा भवन्ति ज्ञानिनो न ये।
पशुतैव वरा तेषां प्रत्यवायाप्रवर्तनात्॥
api mānuṣyakaṁ labdhvā bhavanti jñānino na ye|
paśutaiva varā teṣāṁ pratyavāyāpravartanāt||
If, even after having acquired human birth those who do not become truly wise,
It is better they are born as beasts; for then they will do no mischief to others.