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Bhagavad Gita 2.61
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Sanskrit
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।
वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता
वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता
Transliteration
tāni sarvāṇi sanyamya yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ
vaśhe hi yasyendriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
vaśhe hi yasyendriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
Synonyms
dhyāyataḥ: while contemplating;
viṣayān: sense objects;
puṁsaḥ: of a person;
saṅgaḥ: attachment;
teṣu: in the sense objects;
upajāyate: develops;
saṅgāt: from attachment;
sañjāyate: develops;
kāmaḥ: desire;
kāmāt: from desire;
krodhaḥ: anger;
abhijāyate: becomes manifest .;
English Meaning
While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises.
Life Theme
Duty and Wisdom
Life Application
Focusing on doing one’s duty sincerely instead of worrying constantly about outcomes or recognition.