Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 67 (2.67)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 67 (2.67)
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते । तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि | | २-६७ | |
indriyāṇāṁ hi charatāṁ yanmano’nuvidhīyate tadasya harati prajñāṁ vāyurnāvamivāmbhasi
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- इइयन
(Indriyanam)— इंद्रियां(of the wandering senses) - हि
(hi)— निश्चित ही(indeed) - चरत
(charatam)— इंद्रियां(of the wandering senses) - यत्
(yat)— मन(whichever the mind follows) - मनः
(manah)— मन(whichever the mind follows) - अउइइयए
(anuvidhiyate)— मन(whichever the mind follows)
Line 2:
- तत्
(tat)— बुद्धि(that carries away one's wisdom) - अस्य
(asya)— बुद्धि(that carries away one's wisdom) - हरइ
(harati)— बुद्धि(that carries away one's wisdom) - रज्ञ
(prajnam)— बुद्धि(that carries away one's wisdom) - वायुः
(vayuh)— जल(like wind carries a boat on water) - नव
(navam)— जल(like wind carries a boat on water) -
ivjoined in vāyurnāvamivāmbhasi - अभइ
(ambhasi)— जल(like wind carries a boat on water)
English: When the mind follows wandering senses, it carries away wisdom like wind carrying a boat on water.
Learnings from Shloka 67:
- Guard your focus:: Do not let your mind be pulled in every direction by passing sensory desires.
- Control the rudder:: Use your intellect as a rudder to guide your mind through the winds of temptation.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 2.67 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Allowing the mind to drift aimlessly with the senses destroys our wisdom and discrimination. Just as a gale pushes a boat off course, uncontrolled desires lead us astray.