Verse 23

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। ॥ २३ ॥

In plain words

Śama is the mind settling steadily on its true object, Brahman. Next, the senses are drawn back from the things they pursue and kept within their own respective seats...

Close to the Sanskrit

The fixed abidance of the mind on its own object, Brahman, is called śama. Turning the organs away from sense-objects and establishing them in their respective seats...