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Bhagavad Gita 5.28

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः। विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।

yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣa-parāyaṇaḥ vigatecchā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yatayatacontrolled
indriyaindriyasenses
manaḥmanaḥmind
buddhiḥbuddhiḥintelligence
muniḥmuniḥthe transcendentalist
mokṣamokṣaliberation
parāyaṇaḥparāyaṇaḥbeing so destined
vigatavigatadiscarded
icchāicchāwishes
bhayabhayafear
krodhaḥkrodhaḥanger
yaḥyaḥone who
sadāsadāalways
muktaḥmuktaḥliberated
evaevacertainly
saḥsaḥhe is

With the senses, mind, and intellect ever controlled, having liberation as their supreme goal, free from desire, fear, and anger, the sage is truly liberated forever.

जिस पुरुष की इन्द्रियाँ,  मन और बुद्धि संयत हैं, ऐसा मोक्ष परायण मुनि इच्छा, भय और क्रोध से रहित है, वह सदा मुक्त ही है।।