katham priyaya anukampitayah
saṅgam rahasyam rucirams ca mantran
suhrtsu tat-sneha-sitah sisunam
kalaksaranam anurakta-cittah
putran smarams ta duhitrr hrdayya
bhratrn svasrr va pitarau ca dinau
grhan manojnoru-paricchadams ca
vrttis ca kulyah pasu-bhrtya-vargan
tyajeta kosas-krd ivehamanah
karmani lobhad avitrpta-kamah
aupasthya-jaihvam bahu-manyamanah
katham virajyeta duranta-mohah
katham-how; priyayah-of the dearmost wife; anukampitayah-always affectionate and compassionate; saṅgam-the association; rahasyam-solitary; ruciran-very pleasing and acceptable; ca-and; mantran-instructions; suhrtsu-to the wife and children; tat-sneha-sitah-being bound by their affection; sisunam-to the small children; kala-aksaranam-speaking in broken language; anurakta-cittah-a person whose mind is attracted; putran-the sons; smaran-thinking of; tah-them; duhitrh-the daughters (married and staying at the homes of their husbands); hrdayyah-always situated in the core of the heart; bhratrn-the brothers; svasrh va-or the sisters; pitarau-father and mother; ca-and; dinau-who in old age are mostly invalids; grhan-household affairs; manojna-very attractive; uru-much; paricchadan-furniture; ca-and; vrttih-big sources of income (industry, business); ca-and; kulyah-connected with the family; pasu-of animals (cows, elephants and other household animals); bhrtya-servants and maidservants; vargan-groups; tyajeta-can give up; kosah-krt-the silkworm; iva-like; ihamanah-performing; karmani-different activities; lobhat-because of insatiable desires; avitrpta-kamah-whose increasing desires are not satisfied; aupasthya-pleasure from the genitals; jaihvam-and the tongue; bahu-manyamanah-considering as very important; katham-how; virajyeta-is able to give up; duranta-mohah-being in great illusion.