SB 6.12.9
Devanāgarī
ओज: सहो बलं प्राणममृतं मृत्युमेव च । तमज्ञाय जनो हेतुमात्मानं मन्यते जडम् ॥ ९ ॥
Text
ojaḥ saho balaṁ prāṇam amṛtaṁ mṛtyum eva ca tam ajñāya jano hetum ātmānaṁ manyate jaḍam
Synonyms
ojaḥ—the strength of the senses;sahaḥ—the strength of the mind;balam—the strength of the body;prāṇam—the living condition;amṛtam—immortality;mṛtyum—death;eva—indeed;ca—also;tam—Him (the Supreme Lord);ajñāya—without knowing;janaḥ—a foolish person;hetum—the cause;ātmānam—the body;manyate—considers;jaḍam—although as good as stone.
Translation
Our sensory prowess, mental power, bodily strength, living force, immortality and mortality are all subject to the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Not knowing this, foolish people think the dull material body to be the cause of their activities.