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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 68

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता

tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛihītāni sarvaśhaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.68 mean?

Therefore, O mighty-armed one, he whose senses are completely restrained from their sense objects on all sides — his wisdom is firmly established.

Word-by-word meaning

tasmāt—therefore · yasya—whose · mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one · nigṛihītāni—restrained · sarvaśhaḥ—completely · indriyāṇi—senses · indriya-arthebhyaḥ—from sense objects · tasya—of that person · prajñā—transcendental knowledge · pratiṣhṭhitā—remains fixed

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