Bhagavad Gita
Karma-yoga (The Yoga of Action)3.34
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Bhagavad Gita · 3.34
Devanāgarī

इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ ।
तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāgadveṣau vyavasthitau |
tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
इन्द्रियस्य इन्द्रियस्यindriyasya indriyasyaof each sense.
अर्थेarthetoward its object.
रागद्वेषौrāga-dveṣauattachment (rāga) and aversion (dveṣa).
व्यवस्थितौvyavasthitauexist, abide, are lodged.
तयोःtayoḥof these [two].
nanot.
वशम्vaśamunder the sway, under the control.
आगच्छेत्āgacchetone should not fall.
तौtauthe two of them.
हिhiindeed, for.
अस्यasyaof his [path of liberation from passions].
परिपन्थिनौparipanthinauhighwaymen, enemies, obstacles.
Translation

“For every sense there is attachment and aversion toward its object. One should not fall under the sway of these two, for they are the chief enemies on the path of liberation from passions.”

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