Word meanings
- tasmāt
- therefore
- yasya
- whose
- mahā-bāho
- mighty-armed one
- nigṛhītāni
- restrained
- sarvaśaḥ
- completely
- indriyāṇi
- senses
- indriya-arthebhyaḥ
- from sense objects
- tasya
- of that person
- prajñā
- transcendental knowledge
- pratiṣṭhitā
- remains fixed
Translations
Therefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his knowledge is steady whose senses are completely restrained from sense objects.
Therefore, O Mighty-Armed One, he whose senses are detached from their objects—take it that his reason is purified.
Therefore, O mighty-armed one, this wisdom becomes established when all its senses are withdrawn from their objects.
इसलिये हे महाबाहो ! जिस मनुष्यकी इन्द्रियाँ इन्द्रियोंके विषयोंसे सर्वथा निगृहीत (वशमें की हुई) हैं, उसकी बुद्धि स्थिर है।Commentary
When the senses are completely controlled, the mind cannot wander wildly in the sensual grooves. It becomes steady like the lamp in a windless place. The Yogi is now established in the Self and his knowledge is steady. (Cf.III.7).