Bhagavad Gita 2.58
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) · सांख्ययोग
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः ।इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
yadā saṃharate cāyaṃ kūrmo'ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ |indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā ||
Meaning of Gita 2.58 in English
Like a tortoise pulling its limbs into its shell, when a person can fully withdraw the senses from their objects, their wisdom is steady.
गीता 2.58 का हिंदी अर्थ
जैसे कछुआ अपने अंगों को खोल में समेट लेता है, वैसे ही जो अपनी इंद्रियों को विषयों से पूरी तरह हटा लेता है, उसकी बुद्धि स्थिर है।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.