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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.24

స్‍నానభోజనహోమేషు జపోచ్చారే చ వాగ్యత: । న చ్ఛిన్ద్యాన్నఖరోమాణి కక్షోపస్థగతాన్యపి ॥ ౨౪ ॥
snāna-bhojana-homeṣu
[snaana-bhojana-homeshu]
japoccāre ca vāg-yataḥ
[japochchaare cha vaag-yatah]
na cchindyān nakha-romāṇi
[na chchindyaan nakha-romaani]
kakṣopastha-gatāny api
[kakshopastha-gataany api]
snāna — while bathing bhojana — while eating homeṣu — and while attending sacrificial performances japa — while chanting mantras to oneself uccāre — while passing stool or urine ca — also vāk-yataḥ — remaining silent na — not chindyāt — should cut nakha — the nails romāṇi — or hairs kakṣa — in the armpits upastha — pubic gatāni — including api — even.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
snāna-bhojana-homeṣu
snāna
while bathing
bhojana
while eating
homeṣu
and while attending sacrificial performances
japoccāre ca vāg-yataḥ
japa
while chanting mantras to oneself
uccāre
while passing stool or urine
ca
also
vāk-yataḥ
remaining silent
na cchindyān nakha-romāṇi
na
not
chindyāt
should cut
nakha
the nails
romāṇi
or hairs
kakṣopastha-gatāny api
kakṣa
in the armpits
upastha
pubic
gatāni
including
api
even.
A brahmacārī should always remain silent while bathing, eating, attending sacrificial performances, chanting japa or passing stool and urine. He should not cut his nails and hair, including the armpit and pubic hair.

Nārada Muni gives a similar technical description of Vedic brahmacārī life in Canto Seven, Chapter Twelve, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
A brahmacārī should always remain silent while bathing, eating, attending sacrificial performances, chanting japa or passing stool and urine. He should not cut his nails and hair, including the armpit and pubic area.
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