Sanskrit

चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद् दृढम् ।

तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् ॥

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Translittération

cañcalaṃ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham |

tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye vāyoriva suduṣkaram ||

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Traduction

The mind verily is restless, turbulent, strong and unyielding, O Krishna: I deem it as difficult to control it as to control the wind.

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Explication

Arjuna describes the mind in four strong words: restless, turbulent, powerful and stubborn. To hold it in check, he says, seems as hard as holding the wind. The comparison is vivid and true to experience, since the wind can neither be grasped nor stopped. Arjuna's honesty sets up one of the Gita's most practical answers. His complaint is not a sign of weakness but of seriousness; he has understood that the teaching asks for a real change of mind, not just agreement.

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08