Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 7
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन । कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते
yastvindriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate'rjuna | karmendriyaiḥ karmayogamasaktaḥ sa viśiṣyate
Translation
But whoso, restraining the senses by mind, O Arjuna, engages in Karma-Yoga, unattached, with organs of action, he is esteemed.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- yaḥ
- who
- tu
- indeed
- indriyāṇi
- the senses
- manasā
- by the mind
- niyamya
- having controlled
- ārabhate
- commences
- arjuna
- O Arjuna
- karmendriyaiḥ
- by the organs of action
- karmayogam
- karma-yoga
- asaktaḥ
- unattached
- saḥ
- he
- viśiṣyate
- excels
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
If the ignorant man, who is only qualified for action, performs action with the hand, with the organ of speech, etc., restraining the organs of knowledge by mind and unmindful of the result, he is more worthy than the other, who is a hypocrite.