Verse 2.68
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः ।
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
Transliteration
tasmādyasya mahābāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ |
indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Therefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his knowledge is steady whose senses are completely restrained from sense-objects.
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Therefore, mighty-armed one, one whose senses are entirely held back from their objects has wisdom that is firmly established.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
The verse repeats a refrain heard several times in this section. Therefore, mighty-armed one, the person whose senses are fully restrained from their objects has wisdom that is firmly established. The repetition binds together the descriptions of the person of steady wisdom. The epithet mighty-armed contrasts outer strength with the inner strength needed to master the senses. Krishna suggests that Arjuna's true heroism will lie in this mastery rather than only in physical prowess.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08