Thus, having the preservation of life itself in view, a high-souled person, endued with learning and acquainted with means, should rescue his own cheerless self when fallen into distress, by all means in his power.
एवं विद्वानदीनात्मा व्यसनस्थो जिजीविषुः। सर्वोपायैरुपायज्ञो दीनमात्मानमुद्धरेत्॥