कात्यायन स्मृति - निःसार

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यः करोति स संमूढो जलबुद्बुदसन्निभे ||

- कात्यायन स्मृति

One must not search for a purpose/meaning in human life which is as dry (devoid of strength/life/sap) like a stem of banana plant and as ephemeral as a water bubble.

- Katyayana Smriti