Bhagavad Gita · 3.6
॥
Devanāgarī
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् ।
इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
karmendriyāṇi saṁyamya ya āste manasā smaran |
indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कर्मेन्द्रियाणिkarma-indriyāṇithe organs of action (hands, feet, speech, and so on).
संयम्यsaṁyamyarestraining, controlling.
यःyaḥwho.
आस्तेāstesits, remains.
मनसाmanasāwith the mind.
स्मरन्smaranrecalling, dwelling on.
इन्द्रियार्थान्indriya-arthānthe objects of the senses.
विमूढात्माvimūḍha-ātmāone whose self (ātmā) is deluded (vimūḍha), self-deceiving.
मिथ्याचारःmithyā-ācāraḥa hypocrite, one whose conduct (ācāra) is false (mithyā).
सःsaḥhe.
उच्यтеucyateis called.
Translation
“One who restrains the organs of action yet continues to dwell in his mind on the objects of the senses — such a self-deluded person is called a hypocrite.”
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