Bhagavad Gita 6.26
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्। ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।
yato yato niśhcharati manaśh chañchalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmanyeva vaśhaṁ nayet
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yataḥ yataḥ | yataḥ yataḥ | whenever and wherever |
| niśhcharati | niśhcharati | wanders |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | the mind |
| chañchalam | chañchalam | restless |
| asthiram | asthiram | unsteady |
| tataḥ tataḥ | tataḥ tataḥ | from there |
| niyamya | niyamya | having restrained |
| etat | etat | this |
| ātmani | ātmani | on God |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| vaśham | vaśham | control |
| nayet | nayet | should bring |
From whatever cause the restless and unsteady mind wanders away, let him restrain it from that and bring it under the control of the Self alone.
यह चंचल और अस्थिर मन जिन कारणों से (विषयों में) विचरण करता है, उनसे संयमित करके उसे आत्मा के ही वश में लावे अर्थात् आत्मा में स्थिर करे।।