SB 10.4.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

yaTaAmayaAe'Nel s$amaupaeiºataAe na{iBar,"
na zAfyatae r&X#pad"iêik(its$atauma,
yaTaein‰"yaƒaAma opaeiºatastaTaA
ir"paumaRh"Ana, baŪ"balaAe na caAlyatae

yathamayo 'ṅge samupeksito nrbhir

na sakyate rudha-padas cikitsitum

yathendriya-grama upeksitas tatha

ripur mahan baddha-balo na calyate

yatha-as; amayah-a disease; aṅge-in the body; samupeksitah-being neglected; nrbhih-by men; na-not; sakyate-is able; rudha-padah-when it is acute; cikitsitum-to be treated; yatha-and as; indriya-gramah-the senses; upeksitah-not controlled in the beginning; tatha-similarly; ripuh mahan-a great enemy; baddha-balah-if he becomes strong; na-not; calyate-can be controlled.

TRANSLATION

As a disease, if initially neglected, becomes acute and impossible to cure, or as the senses, if not controlled at first, are impossible to control later, an enemy, if neglected in the beginning, later becomes insurmountable.

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