Verse 3.34

इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ ॥

3.34

Transliteration

indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāgadveṣau vyavasthitau |

tayorna vaśamāgacchettau hyasya paripanthinau ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Attachment and aversion for the objects of the senses abide in the senses; let none come under their sway; for, they are his foes.

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Word by word

of each sense
of each sense
in its object
attraction and aversion
are seated

of these two
not
under the sway
should come
they
indeed
his
two enemies

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna names what must be watched within nature. Each sense has rāga, attraction, and dveṣa, aversion, toward its objects. These reactions arise naturally, but one should not fall under their control, for they are paripanthin, robbers lying in wait on the road. The verse refines the previous one. Nature cannot be crushed, yet one need not be ruled by its pulls and pushes. The task is to act according to one's nature while refusing to be driven by liking and disliking, which distort judgement.