Bhagavad Gita 3.41
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ। पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।
tasmāt tvam indriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣhabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi hyenaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśhanam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tasmāt | tasmāt | therefore |
| tvam | tvam | you |
| indriyāṇi | indriyāṇi | senses |
| ādau | ādau | in the very beginning |
| niyamya | niyamya | having controlled |
| bharata-ṛiṣhabha | bharata-ṛiṣhabha | Arjun, the best of the Bharatas |
| pāpmānam | pāpmānam | the sinful |
| prajahi | prajahi | slay |
| hi | hi | certainly |
| enam | enam | this |
| jñāna | jñāna | knowledge |
| vijñāna | vijñāna | realization |
| nāśhanam | nāśhanam | the destroyer |
Therefore, O best of the Bharatas, control your senses first and then kill this sinful thing, which destroys knowledge and realization.
इसलिये, हे अर्जुन ! तुम पहले इन्द्रियों को वश में करके, ज्ञान और विज्ञान के नाशक इस कामरूप पापी को नष्ट करो।।