को गृहेषु पुमान्सक्तमात्मानमजितेन्द्रिय: । स्नेहपाशैर्दृढैर्बद्धमुत्सहेत विमोचितुम् ॥ ९ ॥
ko grhesu puman saktam atmanam ajitendriyah sneha-pasair drdhair baddham utsaheta vimocitum
- kah
- what
- grhesu
- to household life
- puman
- man
- saktam
- very much attached
- atmanam
- his own self, the soul
- ajita-indriyah
- who has not conquered the senses
- sneha-pasaih
- by the ropes of affection
- drdhaih
- very strong
- baddham
- bound hand and foot
- utsaheta
- is able
- vimocitum
- to liberate from material bondage.
What person too attached to household life due to being unable to control his senses can liberate himself? An attached householder is bound very strongly by ropes of affection for his family (wife, children and other relatives).