The turbulent senses, O son of Kunti, do violently carry away the mind of a wise-man, though he be striving (to control them) .

yatataḥ = while endeavoring; hi = certainly; api = in spite of; kaunteya = O son of Kunti; puruṣasya = of a man; vipaścitaḥ = full of discriminating knowledge; indriyāṇi = the senses; pramāthīni = agitating; haranti = throw; prasabhaṃ = by force; manaḥ = the mind.;