नृत्यवादित्रगीतानि जुषन् ग्राम्याणि योषिताम् । आसां क्रीडनको वश्य ऋष्यशृङ्गो मृगीसुत: ॥ १८ ॥
nṛtya-vāditra-gītāni juṣan grāmyāṇi yoṣitām āsāṁ krīḍanako vaśya ṛṣyaśṛṅgo mṛgī-sutaḥ
- nṛtya
- dancing
- vāditra
- musical performance
- gītāni
- songs
- juṣan
- cultivating
- grāmyāni
- related to sense gratification
- yoṣitām
- of women
- āsām
- of them
- krīḍanakaḥ
- a plaything
- vaśyaḥ
- fully controlled
- ṛṣya-śṛṅgaḥ
- the sage Ṛṣyaśṛṅga
- mṛgī-sutaḥ
- the son of a deer
Becoming attracted to the worldly singing, dancing and musical entertainment of beautiful women, even the great sage Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, the son of a deer, fell totally under their control, just like a pet animal.