मौनानीहानिलायामा दण्डा वाग्देहचेतसाम् । न ह्येते यस्य सन्त्यङ्ग वेणुभिर्न भवेद् यति: ॥ १७ ॥
maunānīhānilāyāmā daṇḍā vāg-deha-cetasām na hy ete yasya santy aṅga veṇubhir na bhaved yatiḥ
- mauna
- avoiding useless speech
- anīha
- giving up fruitive activities
- anila-āyāmāḥ
- controlling the breathing process
- daṇḍāḥ
- strict disciplines
- vāk
- of the voice
- deha
- of the body
- cetasām
- of the mind
- na
- not
- hi
- indeed
- ete
- these disciplines
- yasya
- of whom
- santi
- exist
- aṅga
- My dear Uddhava
- veṇubhiḥ
- by bamboo rods
- na
- never
- bhavet
- is
- yatiḥ
- a real sannyāsī.
One who has not accepted the three internal disciplines of avoiding useless speech, avoiding useless activities and controlling the life air can never be considered a sannyāsī merely because of his carrying bamboo rods.