नाविरतो दुश्चरितान्नाशान्तो नासमाहितः । नाशान्तमानसो वाऽपि प्रज्ञानेनैनमाप्नुयात् ॥ २४॥

nāvirato duścaritānnāśānto nāsamāhitaḥ । nāśāntamānaso vā'pi prajñānenainamāpnuyāt ॥ 24॥

na avirataḥ = one who has not desisted; duścaritāt = from bad conduct, from those acts which are prohibited by Dharma such as causing pain to sentient beings etc; na aśāntaḥ = one who is unrestrained [this must apply to the body and senses because shanti or peace is specifically mentioned again in connection with the mind]; na asamāhitaḥ = one who does not have the powers of concentration; vā-api = or even indeed; na aśānta-mānasaḥ = one who does not have a still or peaceful mind [because of excess hankering after the fruits of concentration; prajñānena = through profound knowledge [Scriptual learning only]; āpnuyāt = can realise; enam = this Supreme Truth.