In plain words
But now, with the change of the times, a desire has arisen that each state should have its own separate code (law).
Yet whatever anyone may do, in Bhārata, which has been immersed for hundreds upon hundreds of years in the inquiry into karma, the inquiry into Dharma and the inquiry into Brahman, Dharma itself, brimming full and close-packed, will dance its tāṇḍava. There is no doubt. The noble thoughts that have sprung from a pure antaḥkaraṇa, these alone are our dharmaśāstra.
Three impelling forces, rati, prāpti and Ānanda, pursue man; in keeping with them come tamoguṇa, rajoguṇa and sattvaguṇa, and the states called suṣupti, svapna and jāgrat too. As the shadow of these, fear, and death, the great fear, also draw man into the darkness of Ajñāna. The powers called icchāśakti, kriyāśakti and jñānaśakti, too, nourish the natures called rati, prāpti and Ānanda, and by this very means the path of Bhakti, the path of karma and the path of Jñāna come naturally to man.
Little children catch hold of flowers; they catch hold of fire too. These attract them; but they have no such strong desire for them.