Bhagavad Gita 2.60
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः। इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।
yatato hyapi kaunteya puruṣhasya vipaśhchitaḥ indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṁ manaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yatataḥ | yatataḥ | while practicing self-control |
| hi | hi | for |
| api | api | even |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| puruṣhasya | puruṣhasya | of a person |
| vipaśhchitaḥ | vipaśhchitaḥ | one endowed with discrimination |
| indriyāṇi | indriyāṇi | the senses |
| pramāthīni | pramāthīni | turbulent |
| haranti | haranti | carry away |
| prasabham | prasabham | forcibly |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | the mind |
The turbulent senses, O Arjuna, can violently carry away the mind of a wise person, even though they are striving to control them.
हे कौन्तेय (संयम का) प्रयत्न करते हुए बुद्धिमान (विपश्चित) पुरुष के भी मन को ये इन्द्रियां बलपूर्वक हर लेती हैं।।