Bhagavad Gita 2.67
Sankhya Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते | तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि ||२-६७||
Transliteration
indriyāṇāṃ hi caratāṃ yanmano.anuvidhīyate . tadasya harati prajñāṃ vāyurnāvamivāmbhasi ||2-67||
For the mind, which follows in the wake of the wandering senses, carries away his discrimination, as the wind (carries away) a boat on the waters.
Word by Word
इन्द्रियाणाम् senses, हि for, चरताम् wandering, यत् which, मनः mind, अनुविधीयते follows, तत् that, अस्य his, हरति carries away, प्रज्ञाम् discrimination, वायुः the wind, नावम् boat, इव like, अम्भसि in the water
Classical Commentary
The mind which constantly dwells on the sensual objects and moves in company with the senses destroys altogether the discrimination of the man. Just as the wind carries away a boat from its course, so also the mind carries away the aspirant from his spiritual path and turns,him towards the objects of the senses.