# Cc. Antya 16.136
> যোগ্য হঞা কেহ করিতে না পায় পান ।
> তথাপি সে নির্লজ্জ, বৃথা ধরে প্রাণ ॥১৩৬॥
## Text
> yogya hañā keha karite nā pāya pāna
> tathāpi se nirlajja, vṛthā dhare prāṇa
## Synonyms
*yogya*—competent; *hañā*—being; *keha*—anyone; *karite*—to do; *nā pāya*—does not get; *pāna*—drinking; *tathāpi*—still; *se*—that person; *nirlajja*—shameless; *vṛthā*—uselessly; *dhare prāṇa*—continues life.
## Translation
**"When a person competent to drink that nectar does not do so, that shameless person continues his life uselessly.**