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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.18

సన్తుష్ట: కేన వా రాజన్న వర్తేతాపి వారిణా । ఔపస్థ్యజైహ్వ్యకార్పణ్యాద్గృహపాలాయతే జన: ॥ ౧౮ ॥
santuṣṭaḥ kena vā rājan
[santushtah kena vaa raajan]
na vartetāpi vāriṇā
[na vartetaapi vaarinaa]
aupasthya-jaihvya-kārpaṇyād
[aupasthya-jaihvya-kaarpanyaad]
gṛha-pālāyate janaḥ
[griha-paalaayate janah]
santuṣṭaḥ — a person who is always self-satisfied kena — why vā — or rājan — O King na — not varteta — should live (happily) api — even vāriṇā — by drinking water aupasthya — due to the genitals jaihvya — and the tongue kārpaṇyāt — because of a wretched or miserly condition gṛha-pālāyate — he becomes exactly like a household dog janaḥ — such a person.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
santuṣṭaḥ kena vā rājan
santuṣṭaḥ
a person who is always self-satisfied
kena
why
vā
or
rājan
O King
na vartetāpi vāriṇā
na
not
varteta
should live (happily)
api
even
vāriṇā
by drinking water
aupasthya-jaihvya-kārpaṇyād
aupasthya
due to the genitals
jaihvya
and the tongue
kārpaṇyāt
because of a wretched or miserly condition
gṛha-pālāyate janaḥ
gṛha-pālāyate
he becomes exactly like a household dog
janaḥ
such a person.
My dear King, a self-satisfied person can be happy even with only drinking water. However, one who is driven by the senses, especially by the tongue and genitals, must accept the position of a household dog to satisfy his senses.

According to the śāstras, a brāhmaṇa, or a cultured person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, will not enter anyone’s service to maintain body and soul together, and especially not for satisfaction of the senses. A true brāhmaṇa is always satisfied. Even if he has nothing to eat, he can drink a little water and be satisfied. This is only a matter of practice. Unfortunately, however, no one is educated in how to be satisfied in self-realization. As explained above, a devotee is always satisfied because he feels the presence of the Supersoul within his heart and thinks of Him twenty-four hours a day. That is real satisfaction. A devotee is never driven by the dictations of the tongue and genitals, and thus he is never victimized by the laws of material nature.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Why can a self-satisfied person not be happy with drinking only water? A person becomes a dog because of his pursuit of happiness derived from the activities of the genital and tongue. Can he exist only on water? Yes even by water he can exist. Because of the miserable condition of seeking happiness by actions of the genital or tongue he becomes a dog.
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