आत्मानमेव प्रथमं द्वेष्यरूपेण यो जयेत्।

ततोऽमात्यानमित्रांश्च न मोघं विजिगीषते।।

One who first conquers the mind with the senses as an enemy, then if he desires to conquer the ministers and enemies, then he gets success.

वश्येन्द्रियं जितात्मानं धृतदण्डं विकारिषु।

परीक्ष्य कारिणं धीरमत्यन्तं श्रीनिर्षेवते।।

Lakshmi does a lot of service to the patient who conquers the senses and the mind, punishes the criminals and works after examining them.

रथः शरीरं पुरुषस्य राजन्नात्मा नियतेन्द्रियाण्यस्य चाश्वाः।

तैरप्रमत्तः कुशली सदश्वैर्दान्तै सुखं याति रथीव धीरः।।

Rajan! The human body is the chariot, the intellect is the charioteer and the senses are its horses. A clever and patient man, who is careful by subduing them, travels happily like a charioteer with horses under control.

एतान्यनिगृहीतानि व्यापादयितुमप्यलम्।

अविधेया इवादान्ता हयाः पथि  कुसारथिम्।।

As untrained and uncontrollable horses kill a foolish charioteer on the way, similarly these senses are capable of killing a man if they are not controlled.

अनर्थमर्थतः पश्यत्रर्थं चैवाप्यनर्थतः।

इन्द्रियैरजितैर्बालः सुदुःखं मन्यते सुखम्।।

Due to the lack of control of the senses, considering meaning as misfortune and misfortune as meaning, an ignorant person considers even great sorrow as happiness.