Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 68 (2.68)

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता | | २-६८ | |

tasmādyasya mahābāho nigṛihītāni sarvaśhaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

तम (Tasmat) — यहां(therefore)
यस्य (yasya) — जिसके(whose)
महाबाहो (maha-baho) — हे महाबाहो(mighty-armed one)
इइइतइ (nigrihitani) — इइइतइ(restrained)
सर्वशह् (sarvashah) — सभी(completely)

Line 2:

इन्द्रियनि (indriyani) — इंद्रियां(senses from their objects)
ndri joined in indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya
यः (yah) — जो(who)
teb joined in indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya
यः (yah) — जो(who)
तस्य (tasya) — पुरुष(that person's wisdom is steady)
रज्ञ (prajna) — पुरुष(that person's wisdom is steady)
रइइत (pratishthita) — पुरुष(that person's wisdom is steady)

English: So, one whose senses are fully restrained from their objects has steady wisdom.

💡 Commentary Note

Krishna summarizes that the foundation of steady wisdom is the complete mastery of the senses. When the senses are trained to obey the intellect, one is truly free.

Learnings from Shloka 68:

Foundation of wisdom:: Real wisdom is established when our senses no longer dictate our actions.
Master of self:: True mastery is directing your senses rather than being driven by them.

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