Bhagavad Gita 6.35
श्री भगवानुवाच असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं। अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।
śhrī bhagavān uvācha asanśhayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ chalam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa cha gṛihyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | Lord Krishna said |
| asanśhayam | asanśhayam | undoubtedly |
| mahā-bāho | mahā-bāho | mighty-armed one |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | the mind |
| durnigraham | durnigraham | difficult to restrain |
| chalam | chalam | restless |
| abhyāsena | abhyāsena | by practice |
| tu | tu | but |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| vairāgyeṇa | vairāgyeṇa | by detachment |
| cha | cha | and |
| gṛihyate | gṛihyate | can be controlled |
The Blessed Lord said, "Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the mind is difficult to control and restless; but with practice and dispassion, it can be restrained."
श्रीभगवान् कहते हैं -- हे महबाहो ! नि:सन्देह मन चंचल और कठिनता से वश में होने वाला है; परन्तु, हे कुन्तीपुत्र ! उसे अभ्यास और वैराग्य के द्वारा वश में किया जा सकता है।।