Sanskrit

स्वरसवाही विदुषोऽपि तथारूढोऽभिनिवेशः

Transliteration (IAST)

svarasavāhī viduṣo 'pi tathārūḍho 'bhiniveśaḥ

Word by word

svarasa-vāhī

flowing by its own momentum

viduṣaḥ api

even in the wise

tathā rūḍhaḥ

firmly established in the same way

abhiniveśaḥ

clinging to life; fear of death

Translation

Clinging to life, sustained by its own momentum, is rooted even in the wise.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0