Chapter 2 · The Way of Knowledge
Verse 58
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 2, Verse 58
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.58।।
Transliteration (IAST)
yadā sanharate chāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśhaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
Translation
When one is able to draw their senses away from the objects of sense on all sides, like a tortoise draws in its limbs, then their wisdom is firmly established.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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