Original Sanskrit

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् । इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥ ३-६॥

Transliteration

karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaran indriyārthānvimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate 3-6

English Translation

He who, restraining the organs-of-action, sits thinking in his mind of the sense-objects, he, of deluded understanding, is called a hypocrite.

Word-by-Word Meaning

karmendriyāṇi = the five working sense organs; saṃyamya = controlling; yaḥ = anyone who; āste = remains; manasā = by the mind; smaran = thinking of; indriyārthān = sense objects; vimūḍha = foolish; ātmā = soul; mithyācāraḥ = pretender; saḥ = he; ucyate = is called.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Action - The path of selfless action and duty

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