Bhagavad Gita 2.68
Sankhya Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः | इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ||२-६८||
Transliteration
tasmādyasya mahābāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ . indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā ||2-68||
Therefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his knowledge is steady whose senses are completely restrained from sense-objects.
Word by Word
तस्मात् therefore, यस्य whose, महाबाहो O mightyarmed, निगृहीतानि restrained, सर्वशः completely, इन्द्रियाणि the senses, इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः from the senseobjects, तस्य his, प्रज्ञा knowledge, प्रतिष्ठिता is steady
Classical Commentary
When the senses are completely controlled, the mind cannot wander wildly in the sensual grooves. It becomes steady like the lamp in a windless place. The Yogi is now established in the Self and his knowledge is steady. (Cf. III.7).