Bhagavad Gita 2.60

Sanskrit

यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः । इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

yatato hyapi kaunteya puruṣasya vipaścitaḥ | indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṃ manaḥ ‖ 60 ‖

हे कुंतीपुत्र, कोशिश करने वाले समझदार व्यक्ति के मन को भी उत्तेजित इंद्रियाँ ज़बरदस्ती खींच ले जाती हैं।

AI-assisted simple meaning — draft, being reviewed by a knowledgeable person.

English meaning

O son of Kunti, the excited senses of even a wise man, though he be striving, impetuously carry away his mind.