Shikshasamuccaya 221

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ye * api tato * anye bodhi-satva-yānīyāḥ pudgalā māra-aṅkuśa-āviddhāḥ pratyaveteṣu dharmeṣu caranti taiḥ sārddhaṃ ratiṃ vindati | tathā hi tad-anuvarttakā bhavanti sa hīna-sevī viśeṣam an-adhigato hīna-gatiṃ gacchati yad uta dhanva-gatiṃ jaḍa-eḍa-mūka-gatiṃ yāvad ekādaśo māra-aṅkuśa iti ||

'He takes delight together with those other persons belonging to the bodhisattva vehicle who, caught by the hook of Māra, dwell in degraded states. For they are his followers; associating with the low and failing to achieve excellence, he goes to a low destiny, namely the destiny of a wilderness, the destiny of the dull, dumb, and mute,' up to: 'This is the eleventh hook of Māra.'