श्रीभगवानुवाच ।असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् ।अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते ॥
śrībhagavān uvāca |asaṃśayaṃ mahābāho mano durnigrahaṃ calam |abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate ||
- असंशयम् · asaṃśayam
- without doubt
- महाबाहो · mahābāho
- O mighty-armed one
- दुर्निग्रहम् · durnigraham
- hard to restrain
- चलम् · calam
- flickering
- अभ्यासेन · abhyāsena
- by practice
- कौन्तेय · kaunteya
- O son of Kunti
- वैराग्येण · vairāgyeṇa
- by dispassion
- गृह्यते · gṛhyate
- can be held
“The Blessed Lord said: Without doubt, O mighty-armed one, the flickering mind is hard to restrain. But by practice and dispassion, O son of Kunti, it can be held.”
— Original plain-language translation
Krishna concedes the difficulty before prescribing the twin cure. Abhyasa returns attention; vairagya loosens its cravings. Together they bridle what force alone cannot.
— Reader's notes (original)