Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 26 (4.26)

श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति । शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति | | ४-२६ | |

śhrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye saṁyamāgniṣhu juhvati śhabdādīnviṣhayānanya indriyāgniṣhu juhvati

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

श्री (shri) — श्री(honorific)
o joined in śhrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye
अत्र (atra) — यहाँ(here)
din joined in śhrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye
इन्द्रियनि (indriyani) — कुछ श्रवण आदि इंद्रियां अर्पित करते हैं(some offer hearing and the other senses)
अन्ये (anye) — अन्य शब्द आदि विषय अर्पित करते हैं(others offer sound and other sense objects)
sam joined in saṁyamāgniṣhu
यः (yah) — जो(who)
माम् (mam) — मुझको(Me)
gnisu joined in saṁyamāgniṣhu
उवइ (juhvati) — इंद्रिय अग्नियों में(into the fires of the senses)

Line 2:

sabdadin joined in śhabdādīnviṣhayānanya
विषयान् (vishayan) — अन्य शब्द आदि विषय अर्पित करते हैं(others offer sound and other sense objects)
an joined in śhabdādīnviṣhayānanya
यः (yah) — जो(who)
indri joined in indriyāgniṣhu
यः (yah) — जो(who)
gnisu joined in indriyāgniṣhu
उवइ (juhvati) — इंद्रिय अग्नियों में(into the fires of the senses)

English: Some worship their physical senses in the fire of self-control; others offer up their contact with external objects in the sacrificial fire of their senses.

💡 Commentary Note

This verse describes internal Yajna using the senses. Controlling sensory input or offering sensory experiences without attachment are both powerful ways to discipline the mind and senses.

Learnings from Shloka 26:

Sensory Discipline:: Practice conscious control over what you hear, see, and consume to protect your inner peace.
Detached Engagement:: Enjoy worldly comforts without becoming dependent on or addicted to them.

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