yathāpi va ˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ ˚˚˚˚˘ ˉ ˘ ˉ |
| ˚ghatano bhavati evaṃ martyasya jīvitam |1,14|
14. I t is with the life of mortal man as with (the spider), who, though it would free itself from its trap, finds, whichever way it takes a step, the abode of death before it?