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भयं प्रमत्तस्य वनेष्वपि स्याद् यतः स आस्ते सहषट्सपत्नः ।
जितेन्द्रियस्यात्मरतेर्बुधस्य गृहाश्रमः किं नु करोत्यवद्यम् ॥ १७ ॥
 
bhayam pramattasya vanesv api syad
yatah sa aste saha-sat-sapatnah
jitendriyasyatma-rater budhasya
grhasramah kim nu karoty avadyam
bhayam-fear; pramattasya-of one who is bewildered; vanesu-in forests; api-even; syat-there must be; yatah-because; sah-he (one who is not self-controlled); aste-is existing; saha-with; sat-sapatnah-six co-wives; jita-indriyasya-for one who has already conquered the senses; atma-rateh-self-satisfied; budhasya-for such a learned man; grha-asramah-household life; kim-what; nu-indeed; karoti-can do; avadyam-harm.