Verse 223

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। ॥ २२३ ॥

In plain words

Brahmacarya and the observances that go with it — these, the Veda says, are the outer limb of liberation. The six that begin with śama: just these, the wise know, are the inner limb.

Close to the Sanskrit

The śruti declares brahmacarya and the rest to be the outer limb for liberation; this very sixfold group beginning with śama the wise know as the inner limb.