Bhagavad Gita 3.7
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन। कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।
yas tvindriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate ’rjuna karmendriyaiḥ karma-yogam asaktaḥ sa viśhiṣhyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| tu | tu | but |
| indriyāṇi | indriyāṇi | the senses |
| manasā | manasā | by the mind |
| niyamya | niyamya | control |
| ārabhate | ārabhate | begins |
| arjuna | arjuna | Arjun |
| karma-indriyaiḥ | karma-indriyaiḥ | by the working senses |
| karma-yogam | karma-yogam | karm yog |
| asaktaḥ | asaktaḥ | without attachment |
| saḥ | saḥ | they |
| viśhiṣhyate | viśhiṣhyate | are superior |
But whoever, controlling the senses by the mind, O Arjuna, engages himself in Karma Yoga with the organs of action, without attachment, he excels.
परन्तु हे अर्जुन जो पुरुष मन से इन्द्रियों को वश में करके अनासक्त हुआ कर्मेंन्द्रियों से कर्मयोग का आचरण करता है वह श्रेष्ठ है।।