bibhṛyāt - one should use; yadi - if; asau - a person in the renounced order; vāsaḥ - a garment or covering; kaupīna - a loincloth (just to cover the private parts); ācchādanam - for covering; param - that much only; tyaktam - given up; na - not; liṅgāt - than the distinguishing marks of a sannyāsī; daṇḍa-ādeḥ - like the rod (tridaṇḍa); anyat - other; kiñcit - anything; anāpadi - in ordinary undisturbed times.

A person in the renounced order of life may try to avoid even a dress to cover himself. If he wears anything at all, it should be only a loincloth, and when there is no necessity, a sannyāsī should not even accept a daṇḍa. A sannyāsī should avoid carrying anything but a daṇḍa and kamaṇḍalu.