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Bhagavad Gītā 3.34, word by word
BG 3.34
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ। तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ
indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣhau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśham āgachchhet tau hyasya paripanthinau
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In English
The love and hate that are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them, as they only obstruct the path.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Attachment and aversion for the objects of the senses abide in the senses; let no one come under their sway; for, they are his enemies.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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