प्रवृत्तिलक्षणे निष्ठा पुमान् यर्हि गृहाश्रमे । स्वधर्मे चानुतिष्ठेत गुणानां समितिर्हि सा ॥ ८ ॥
pravṛtti-lakṣaṇe niṣṭhā pumān yarhi gṛhāśrame sva-dharme cānu tiṣṭheta guṇānāṁ samitir hi sā
- pravṛtti
- of the path of material enjoyment
- lakṣaṇe
- in that which is the symptom
- niṣṭhā
- dedication
- pumān
- a person
- yarhi
- when
- gṛha-āśrame
- in family life
- sva-dharme
- in prescribed duties
- ca
- and
- anu
- later
- tiṣṭheta
- he stands
- guṇānām
- of the modes of nature
- samitiḥ
- the combination
- hi
- indeed
- sā
- this
When a man desires sense gratification, being attached to family life, and when he consequently becomes established in religious and occupational duties, the combination of the modes of nature is manifest.