मेखलाजिनवासांसि जटादण्डकमण्डलून् । बिभृयादुपवीतं च दर्भपाणिर्यथोदितम् ॥ ४ ॥
mekhalajina-vasamsi jata-danda-kamandalun bibhryad upavitam ca darbha-panir yathoditam
- mekhala
- a belt made of straw
- ajina-vasamsi
- garments made of deerskin
- jata
- matted hair
- danda
- a rod
- kamandalun
- and a waterpot known as a kamandalu
- bibhryat
- he (the brahmacari) should regularly carry or wear
- upavitam ca
- and a sacred thread
- darbha-panih
- taking purified kusa in his hand
- yatha uditam
- as recommended in the sastras.
Carrying pure kusa grass in his hand, the brahmacari should dress regularly with a belt of straw and with deerskin garments. He should wear matted hair, carry a rod and waterpot and be decorated with a sacred thread, as recommended in the sastras.