Verse 18

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चित्तानां । ॥

In plain words

For those whose minds are placed outside, causes of bondage arise. Whoever turns the mind back from the outside does not sink down in the world.

Word for word

For those whose minds are placed outside, there arise causes of bondage. Turning the mind back from the outside, whoever does so does not sink down in the world.