Bhagavad Gita 2.68

Chapter 2 · Sankhya YogaSpeaker: Shri KrishnaListener: Arjuna
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तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः ।
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ ६८ ॥

tasmādyasya mahābāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ
indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā

Word by word

तस्मात्therefore
यस्यwhose
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
निगृहीतानि सर्वशःare completely restrained
इन्द्रियाणिsenses
इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यःfrom their objects
तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिताhis wisdom is firmly established

Translation

ENGLISH

Therefore, mighty-armed one, one whose senses are completely restrained from their objects has wisdom that is firmly established.

हिंदी

इसलिए हे महाबाहु, जिसकी इंद्रियाँ अपने विषयों से पूरी तरह वश में हैं, उसकी बुद्धि स्थिर है।

Explanation

The conclusion of the section on sense control (2.58–2.68). What began in 2.58 with the example of the tortoise is completed here with "tasya prajna pratishthita".

How this verse connects

Sources

  1. Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
  2. English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team

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