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यथा ह्यनुवत्सरं कृष्यमाणमप्यदग्धबीजं क्षेत्रं पुनरेवावपनकाले गुल्मतृणवीरुद्भिर्गह्वरमिव भवत्येवमेव गृहाश्रमः कर्मक्षेत्रं यस्मिन्न हि कर्माण्युत्सीदन्ति यदयं कामकरण्ड एष आवसथः. ॥ ४ ॥
 
yatha hy anuvatsaram krsyamanam apy adagdha-bijam ksetram punar
evavapana-kale gulma-trna-virudbhir gahvaram iva bhavaty evam eva
grhasramah karma-ksetram yasmin na hi karmany utsidanti yad ayam
kama-karanda esa avasathah.
yatha-just as; hi-certainly; anuvatsaram-every year; krsyamanam-being plowed; api-although; adagdha-bijam-in which the seeds are not burned; ksetram-the field; punah-again; eva-certainly; avapana-kale-at the times for sowing the seeds; gulma-by bushes; trna-by grasses; virudbhih-by the creepers; gahvaram iva-like a bower; bhavati-becomes; evam-thus; eva-certainly; grha-asramah-family life; karma-ksetram-the field of activities; yasmin-in which; na-not; hi-certainly; karmani utsidanti-fruitive activities disappear; yat-therefore; ayam-this; kama-karandah-the storehouse of fruitive desire; esah-this; avasathah-abode.