Chapter 6, Verse 34
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्। तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम्।।6.34।।
cañcalaṃ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavaddṛḍham। tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye vāyoriva suduṣkaram।।6.34।।
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- चञ्चलम्
- restless, flickering
- हि
- indeed, for
- मनः
- the mind
- कृष्ण
- O Krishna (vocative)
- प्रमाथि
- turbulent, agitating
- बलवत्
- powerful, strong
- दृढम्
- obstinate, firm
- तस्य
- of it (the mind)
- अहम्
- I
- निग्रहम्
- control, restraint
- मन्ये
- think, consider
- वायोः
- of the wind
- इव
- like, as
- सुदुष्करम्
- very difficult to accomplish
Commentary
34. The mind verily, is, O Krisrma, restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate. Thereof the restraint I deem quite as difficult as that of the wind.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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चञ्चलम्
हि
मनः
कृष्ण
प्रमाथि
बलवत्
दृढम्
तस्य
अहम्
निग्रहम्
मन्ये
वायोः
इव
सुदुष्करम्
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