Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.4.38

yathāmayo 'ńge samupekshito nribhir

na śakyate rūdha-padaś cikitsitum

yathendriya-grāma upekshitas tathā

ripur mahān baddha-balo na cālyate

SYNONYMS

yathā — as; āmayah — a disease; ańge — in the body; samupekshitah — being neglected; nribhih — by men; na — not; śakyate — is able; rūdha-padah — when it is acute; cikitsitum — to be treated; yathā — and as; indriya-grāmah — the senses; upekshitah — not controlled in the beginning; tathā — similarly; ripuh mahān — a great enemy; baddha-balah — if he becomes strong; na — not; cālyate — can be controlled.

TRANSLATION

As a disease, if initially neglected, becomes acute and impossible to cure, or as the senses, if not controlled at first, are impossible to control later, an enemy, if neglected in the beginning, later becomes insurmountable.

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