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Bhagavad Gītā 3.34

BG 3.34

इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ। तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ

indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣhau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśham āgachchhet tau hyasya paripanthinau

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

Word meanings (from the gita/gita dataset)

indriyasya—of the senses; indriyasya arthe—in the sense objects; rāga—attachment; dveṣhau—aversion; vyavasthitau—situated; tayoḥ—of them; na—never; vaśham—be controlled; āgachchhet—should become; tau—those; hi—certainly; asya—for him; paripanthinau—foes

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Cite as: Bhagavad Gītā 3.34, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/BG/3.34), after https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/gita/gita@main (gita/gita on GitHub, Unlicense).

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