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Bhagavad Gita 2.60

Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) · सांख्ययोग

यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः ।इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः ॥

yatato hyapi kaunteya puruṣasya vipaścitaḥ |indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṃ manaḥ ||

Meaning of Gita 2.60 in English

Even when a wise person is trying hard, the restless senses can forcefully drag the mind away.

गीता 2.60 का हिंदी अर्थ

प्रयास करने वाले समझदार व्यक्ति के मन को भी ये चंचल इंद्रियाँ ज़बरदस्ती खींच ले जाती हैं।

temptationcontrolling the mindrelapseself-control

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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.