Verse 249

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। ॥ २४९ ॥

In plain words

Viveka is the head. Vairāgya, carried all the way, is the body. Śama and the rest are the six limbs. And the longing for mokṣa — that is the breath.

Close to the Sanskrit

The head is viveka; and utter vairāgya is called the body; śama and the rest are the six limbs; the longing for mokṣa is held to be the vital breath.