स्तम्भयन्नात्मनात्मानं यावत्सत्त्वं यथाश्रुतम् । न शशाक समाधातुं मनो मदनवेपितम् ॥ ६२ ॥
stambhayann atmanatmanam yavat sattvam yatha-srutam na sasaka samadhatum mano madana-vepitam
- stambhayan
- trying to control
- atmana
- by the intelligence
- atmanam
- the mind
- yavat sattvam
- as far as possible for him
- yatha-srutam
- by remembering the instruction (of celibacy, brahmacarya, not even to see a woman)
- na
- not
- sasaka
- was able
- samadhatum
- to restrain
- manah
- the mind
- madana-vepitam
- agitated by Cupid or lusty desire.
As far as possible he patiently tried to remember the instructions of the sastras not even to see a woman. With the help of this knowledge and his intellect, he tried to control his lusty desires, but because of the force of Cupid within his heart, he failed to control his mind.