यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः । न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥ १६-२३॥ yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ na sa siddhimavāpnoti na sukhaṃ na parāṃ gatim He who, having cast aside the ordinance of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the Supreme Goal. yaḥ = anyone who; śāstravidhiṃ = the regulations of the scriptures; utsṛjya = giving up; vartate = remains; kāmakārataḥ = acting whimsically in lust; na = never; saḥ = he; siddhiṃ = perfection; avāpnoti = achieves; na = never; sukhaṃ = happiness; na = never; parāṃ = the supreme; gatiṃ = perfectional stage.;