ākārāt - from bodily features; api - even; bhetavyam - to be feared; strīṇām - of women; viṣayiṇām - of materialistic persons; api - even; yathā - as; aheḥ - from a serpent; manasaḥ - of the mind; kṣobhaḥ - agitation; tathā - so; tasya - of it; ākṛteḥ - from the appearance; api - even.

“ ‘Just as one is immediately frightened upon seeing a live serpent or even the form of a serpent, one endeavoring for self-realization should similarly fear a materialistic person and a woman. Indeed, he should not even glance at their bodily features.’