सुशीलो मितभुग्दक्ष: श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रिय: । यावदर्थं व्यवहरेत् स्त्रीषु स्त्रीनिर्जितेषु च ॥ ६ ॥
susilo mita-bhug daksah sraddadhano jitendriyah yavad-artham vyavaharet strisu stri-nirjitesu ca
- su-silah
- very polite and well-behaved
- mita-bhuk
- eating only exactly what he needs, neither more nor less
- daksah
- expert or without laziness, always busy
- sraddadhanah
- possessing full faith in the instructions of the sastra and the spiritual master
- jita-indriyah
- having full control over the senses
- yavat-artham
- as much as necessary
- vyavaharet
- should behave externally
- strisu
- unto women
- stri-nirjitesu
- men who are henpecked, controlled by women
- ca
- also
A brahmacari should be quite well behaved and gentle and should not eat or collect more than necessary. He must always be active and expert, fully believing in the instructions of the spiritual master and the sastra. Fully controlling his senses, he should associate only as much as necessary with women or those controlled by women.