कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् ।इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥
karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaran |indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate ||
- कर्मेन्द्रियाणि · karmendriyāṇi
- the organs of action
- संयम्य · saṃyamya
- having restrained
- यः · yaḥ
- who
- आस्ते · āste
- sits, remains
- मनसा · manasā
- with the mind
- स्मरन् · smaran
- dwelling on, remembering
- इन्द्रियार्थान् · indriyārthān
- objects of the senses
- विमूढात्मा · vimūḍhātmā
- deluded in mind
- मिथ्याचारः · mithyācāraḥ
- of false conduct, a hypocrite
- सः · saḥ
- he
- उच्यते · ucyate
- is called
“One who restrains the organs of action but sits dwelling on sense objects in the mind — that deluded person is called a hypocrite.”
— Original plain-language translation
Krishna sharpens verse 4: forced outer restraint with an inwardly grasping mind is mithyācāra, play-acting. True restraint must include the mind, which is why discipline of thought matters more than show. The next verse gives the positive counterpart.
— Reader's notes (original)