Bhagavad Gita 2.67
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते। तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।
indriyāṇāṁ hi charatāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyate tadasya harati prajñāṁ vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| indriyāṇām | indriyāṇām | of the senses |
| hi | hi | indeed |
| charatām | charatām | roaming |
| yat | yat | which |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | the mind |
| anuvidhīyate | anuvidhīyate | becomes constantly engaged |
| tat | tat | that |
| asya | asya | of that |
| harati | harati | carries away |
| prajñām | prajñām | intellect |
| vāyuḥ | vāyuḥ | wind |
| nāvam | nāvam | boat |
| iva | iva | as |
| ambhasi | ambhasi | on the water |
For the mind, which follows in the wake of the wandering senses, carries away his discrimination, as the wind carries away a boat on the waters.
जल में वायु जैसे नाव को हर लेता है वैसे ही विषयों में विरचती हुई इन्द्रियों के बीच में जिस इन्द्रिय का अनुकरण मन करता है? वह एक ही इन्द्रिय इसकी प्रज्ञा को हर लेती है।।