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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
कथं त्वं माधवं वेत्थ सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्। कथमेनं न वेदाहं तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥५-६७-१॥
kathaṁ tvaṁ mādhavaṁ vettha sarvalokamaheśvaram। kathamenaṁ na vedāhaṁ tanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥5-67-1॥
[कथं (katham) - how; त्वं (tvam) - you; माधवं (mādhavam) - Madhava; वेत्थ (vettha) - know; सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् (sarvalokamaheśvaram) - the Lord of all worlds; कथम् (katham) - how; एनम् (enam) - this; न (na) - not; वेद (veda) - know; अहम् (aham) - I; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(How do you know Madhava, the Lord of all worlds? How do I not know this? Tell me that, Sanjaya.)
How is it that you know Madhava, the Lord of all worlds, while I do not? Please explain this to me, Sanjaya.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
विद्या राजन्न ते विद्या मम विद्या न हीयते। विद्याहीनस्तमोध्वस्तो नाभिजानाति केशवम् ॥५-६७-२॥
vidyā rājanna te vidyā mama vidyā na hīyate। vidyāhīnastamodhvasto nābhijānāti keśavam ॥5-67-2॥
[विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ते (te) - your; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; मम (mama) - my; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; न (na) - not; हीयते (hīyate) - diminishes; विद्याहीनः (vidyāhīnaḥ) - one devoid of knowledge; तमोध्वस्तः (tamodhvastaḥ) - overcome by darkness; न (na) - not; अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - recognizes; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keśava;]
(Knowledge, O king, your knowledge, my knowledge does not diminish. One devoid of knowledge, overcome by darkness, does not recognize Keśava.)
O King, your knowledge and my knowledge do not diminish. A person devoid of knowledge, who is overcome by ignorance, does not recognize Keśava.
विद्यया तात जानामि त्रियुगं मधुसूदनम्। कर्तारमकृतं देवं भूतानां प्रभवाप्ययम् ॥५-६७-३॥
vidyayā tāta jānāmi triyugaṃ madhusūdanam। kartāramakṛtaṃ devaṃ bhūtānāṃ prabhavāpyayam ॥5-67-3॥
[विद्यया (vidyayā) - by knowledge; तात (tāta) - O dear; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; त्रियुगं (triyugaṃ) - the three ages; मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Madhusudana; कर्तारम् (kartāram) - the creator; अकृतं (akṛtaṃ) - uncreated; देवम् (devaṃ) - god; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; प्रभवाप्ययम् (prabhavāpyayam) - origin and dissolution;]
(By knowledge, O dear, I know Madhusudana, the creator, uncreated god, of beings' origin and dissolution, in the three ages.)
O dear, through knowledge, I understand Madhusudana as the timeless creator and uncreated god, the source and dissolution of all beings, across the three ages.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
गावल्गणेऽत्र का भक्तिर्या ते नित्या जनार्दने। यया त्वमभिजानासि त्रियुगं मधुसूदनम् ॥५-६७-४॥
gāvalgaṇe'tra kā bhaktiryā te nityā janārdane। yayā tvamabhijānāsi triyugaṃ madhusūdanam ॥5-67-4॥
[गावल्गणे (gāvalgaṇe) - in the assembly of cowherds; अत्र (atra) - here; का (kā) - what; भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion; या (yā) - which; ते (te) - your; नित्या (nityā) - eternal; जनार्दने (janārdane) - to Janardana; यया (yayā) - by which; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अभिजानासि (abhijānāsi) - know; त्रियुगं (triyugam) - three ages; मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Madhusudana;]
(In the assembly of cowherds here, what is the devotion which is your eternal devotion to Janardana, by which you know Madhusudana in the three ages?)
In the assembly of cowherds here, what is your eternal devotion to Janardana, by which you recognize Madhusudana across the three ages?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
मायां न सेवे भद्रं ते न वृथाधर्ममाचरे। शुद्धभावं गतो भक्त्या शास्त्राद्वेद्मि जनार्दनम् ॥५-६७-५॥
māyāṃ na seve bhadraṃ te na vṛthādharmamācare। śuddhabhāvaṃ gato bhaktyā śāstrādvedmi janārdanam ॥5-67-5॥
[मायां (māyāṃ) - illusion; न (na) - not; सेवे (seve) - serve; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - auspicious; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; वृथाधर्मम् (vṛthādharmam) - useless duty; आचरे (ācare) - perform; शुद्धभावं (śuddhabhāvaṃ) - pure heart; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion; शास्त्रात् (śāstrāt) - from scriptures; वेद्मि (vedmi) - know; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janardana;]
(I do not serve illusion, nor do I perform useless duty. Having gone to a pure heart with devotion, I know Janardana from the scriptures.)
I do not engage in illusion or perform meaningless duties. With a pure heart and devotion, I understand Janardana through the scriptures.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
दुर्योधन हृषीकेशं प्रपद्यस्व जनार्दनम्। आप्तो नः सञ्जयस्तात शरणं गच्छ केशवम् ॥५-६७-६॥
duryodhana hṛṣīkeśaṃ prapadyasva janārdanam। āpto naḥ sañjayastāta śaraṇaṃ gaccha keśavam ॥5-67-6॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; हृषीकेशं (hṛṣīkeśaṃ) - Hṛṣīkeśa; प्रपद्यस्व (prapadyasva) - surrender; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janārdana; आप्तः (āptaḥ) - reliable; नः (naḥ) - our; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sañjaya; तात (tāta) - dear; शरणं (śaraṇam) - refuge; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keśava;]
(Duryodhana, surrender to Hṛṣīkeśa, Janārdana. Our reliable Sañjaya, dear, go to Keśava for refuge.)
Duryodhana, surrender to Lord Krishna, the controller of senses. Our trusted Sañjaya, dear one, seek refuge in Lord Krishna.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
भगवान्देवकीपुत्रो लोकं चेन्निहनिष्यति। प्रवदन्नर्जुने सख्यं नाहं गच्छेऽद्य केशवम् ॥५-६७-७॥
bhagavāndevakīputro lokaṁ cennihaniṣyati। pravadannarjune sakhyaṁ nāhaṁ gacche'dya keśavam ॥5-67-7॥
[भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; देवकीपुत्रः (devakīputraḥ) - son of Devaki; लोकम् (lokam) - world; चेत् (cet) - if; निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - will destroy; प्रवदन् (pravadan) - speaking; अर्जुने (arjune) - to Arjuna; सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; गच्छे (gacche) - will go; अद्य (adya) - today; केशवम् (keśavam) - to Keshava;]
(The Lord, son of Devaki, if (he) will destroy the world, speaking to Arjuna, (I) will not go to Keshava today.)
The Lord, son of Devaki, if he decides to destroy the world, speaking to Arjuna, I will not go to Keshava today.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
अवाग्गान्धारि पुत्रास्ते गच्छत्येष सुदुर्मतिः। ईर्ष्युर्दुरात्मा मानी च श्रेयसां वचनातिगः ॥५-६७-८॥
avāggāndhāri putrāste gacchatyeṣa sudurmatiḥ। īrṣyurdurātmā mānī ca śreyasāṃ vacanātigaḥ ॥5-67-8॥
[अवाक् (avāk) - speechless; गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - Gandhari; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; ते (te) - your; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; सुदुर्मतिः (sudurmatiḥ) - wicked-minded; ईर्ष्युः (īrṣyuḥ) - jealous; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - evil-souled; मानी (mānī) - proud; च (ca) - and; श्रेयसाम् (śreyasām) - of the good; वचनातिगः (vacanātigaḥ) - disregarder of advice;]
(Speechless, O Gandhari, your sons go, this wicked-minded, jealous, evil-souled, proud, and disregarder of the advice of the good.)
O Gandhari, your sons are speechless as this wicked-minded, jealous, evil-souled, and proud person disregards the advice of the wise.
गान्धार्युवाच॥
gāndhāryuvāca॥
[गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Gandhari said:)
Gandhari spoke:
ऐश्वर्यकाम दुष्टात्मन्वृद्धानां शासनातिग। ऐश्वर्यजीविते हित्वा पितरं मां च बालिश ॥५-६७-९॥
aiśvaryakāma duṣṭātmanvṛddhānāṃ śāsanātiga। aiśvaryajīvite hitvā pitaraṃ māṃ ca bāliśa ॥5-67-9॥
[ऐश्वर्यकाम (aiśvaryakāma) - desirous of wealth; दुष्टात्मन् (duṣṭātman) - wicked soul; वृद्धानां (vṛddhānāṃ) - of the elders; शासनातिग (śāsanātiga) - transgressor of commands; ऐश्वर्यजीविते (aiśvaryajīvite) - living for wealth; हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; मां (māṃ) - me; च (ca) - and; बालिश (bāliśa) - foolish;]
(Desirous of wealth, wicked soul, transgressor of the elders' commands, living for wealth, having abandoned father and me, foolish.)
The foolish one, desirous of wealth and living for it, wicked in soul, transgresses the commands of the elders, having abandoned both his father and me.
वर्धयन्दुर्हृदां प्रीतिं मां च शोकेन वर्धयन्। निहतो भीमसेनेन स्मर्तासि वचनं पितुः ॥५-६७-१०॥
vardhayandurhṛdāṃ prītiṃ māṃ ca śokena vardhayan। nihato bhīmasenena smartāsi vacanaṃ pituḥ ॥5-67-10॥
[वर्धयन् (vardhayan) - increasing; दुर्हृदाम् (durhṛdām) - of the wicked; प्रीतिम् (prītim) - affection; माम् (mām) - me; च (ca) - and; शोकेन (śokena) - with grief; वर्धयन् (vardhayan) - increasing; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; स्मर्तासि (smartāsi) - you will remember; वचनम् (vacanam) - the words; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father;]
(Increasing the affection of the wicked and increasing my grief, killed by Bhimasena, you will remember the words of the father.)
While increasing the affection of the wicked and my grief, you were killed by Bhimasena. You will remember your father's words.
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyasa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vyasa said:)
Vyasa said:
दयितोऽसि राजन्कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्र निबोध मे। यस्य ते सञ्जयो दूतो यस्त्वां श्रेयसि योक्ष्यते ॥५-६७-११॥
dayito'si rājan kṛṣṇasya dhṛtarāṣṭra nibodha me। yasya te sañjayo dūto yastvāṃ śreyasi yokṣyate ॥5-67-11॥
[दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved; असि (asi) - are; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Krishna; धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; निबोध (nibodha) - listen; मे (me) - to me; यस्य (yasya) - whose; ते (te) - your; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; श्रेयसि (śreyasi) - in welfare; योक्ष्यते (yokṣyate) - will engage;]
(You are beloved of Krishna, O King Dhritarashtra, listen to me. Sanjaya, whose messenger you are, will engage you in welfare.)
O King Dhritarashtra, you are dear to Krishna. Listen to me, as Sanjaya, your messenger, will guide you towards your welfare.
जानात्येष हृषीकेशं पुराणं यच्च वै नवम्। शुश्रूषमाणमेकाग्रं मोक्ष्यते महतो भयात् ॥५-६७-१२॥
jānātyeṣa hṛṣīkeśaṃ purāṇaṃ yacca vai navam। śuśrūṣamāṇamekāgraṃ mokṣyate mahato bhayāt ॥5-67-12॥
[जानाति (jānāti) - knows; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; हृषीकेशं (hṛṣīkeśaṃ) - Hṛṣīkeśa; पुराणं (purāṇam) - ancient; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; वै (vai) - indeed; नवम् (navam) - new; शुश्रूषमाणम् (śuśrūṣamāṇam) - attentive; एकाग्रम् (ekāgram) - focused; मोक्ष्यते (mokṣyate) - is liberated; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear;]
(This one knows Hṛṣīkeśa, the ancient and indeed the new, attentive and focused, is liberated from great fear.)
This person, who knows Hṛṣīkeśa, the ancient and the new, and is attentive and focused, will be liberated from great fear.
वैचित्रवीर्य पुरुषाः क्रोधहर्षतमोवृताः। सिता बहुविधैः पाशैर्ये न तुष्टाः स्वकैर्धनैः ॥५-६७-१३॥
vaicitravīrya puruṣāḥ krodhaharṣatamovṛtāḥ। sitā bahuvidhaiḥ pāśairye na tuṣṭāḥ svakairdhanaiḥ ॥5-67-13॥
[वैचित्रवीर्य (vaicitravīrya) - of various strengths; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; हर्ष (harṣa) - joy; तमोवृताः (tamovṛtāḥ) - enveloped in darkness; सिता (sitā) - bound; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - by various; पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - bonds; ये (ye) - who; न (na) - not; तुष्टाः (tuṣṭāḥ) - satisfied; स्वकैः (svakaiḥ) - with their own; धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - wealth;]
(Men of various strengths, enveloped in anger, joy, and darkness, bound by various bonds, who are not satisfied with their own wealth.)
Men of diverse strengths, shrouded in emotions like anger and joy, and enveloped in darkness, are bound by various ties and are not content with their own wealth.
यमस्य वशमायान्ति काममूढाः पुनः पुनः। अन्धनेत्रा यथैवान्धा नीयमानाः स्वकर्मभिः ॥५-६७-१४॥
yamasya vaśam āyānti kāmamūḍhāḥ punaḥ punaḥ। andhanetrā yathaivāndhā nīyamānāḥ svakarmabhiḥ ॥5-67-14॥
[यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama; वशम् (vaśam) - control; आयान्ति (āyānti) - come; काममूढाः (kāmamūḍhāḥ) - deluded by desires; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अन्धनेत्राः (andhanetrāḥ) - blind-eyed; यथा (yathā) - as; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्धाः (andhāḥ) - blind; नीयमानाः (nīyamānāḥ) - being led; स्वकर्मभिः (svakarmabhiḥ) - by their own actions;]
(Those deluded by desires come under the control of Yama again and again, like the blind being led by their own actions.)
Those who are blinded by desires repeatedly fall under the sway of Yama, just as the blind are led by their own deeds.
एष एकायनः पन्था येन यान्ति मनीषिणः। तं दृष्ट्वा मृत्युमत्येति महांस्तत्र न सज्जते ॥५-६७-१५॥
eṣa ekāyanaḥ panthā yena yānti manīṣiṇaḥ। taṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛtyumatyeti mahāṃstatra na sajjate ॥5-67-15॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; एकायनः (ekāyanaḥ) - one path; पन्था (panthā) - way; येन (yena) - by which; यान्ति (yānti) - go; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones; तं (taṃ) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; अत्येति (atyeti) - overcomes; महान् (mahān) - great; तत्र (tatra) - there; न (na) - not; सज्जते (sajjate) - attached;]
(This is the one path by which the wise ones go; having seen that, one overcomes death, the great one is not attached there.)
This is the singular path that the wise follow; upon seeing it, one transcends death and the great soul remains unattached there.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
अङ्ग सञ्जय मे शंस पन्थानमकुतोभयम्। येन गत्वा हृषीकेशं प्राप्नुयां शान्तिमुत्तमाम् ॥५-६७-१६॥
aṅga sañjaya me śaṁsa panthānamakutobhayam। yena gatvā hṛṣīkeśaṁ prāpnuyāṁ śāntimuttamām ॥5-67-16॥
[अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; मे (me) - my; शंस (śaṁsa) - tell; पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - fearless; येन (yena) - by which; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; हृषीकेशम् (hṛṣīkeśam) - to Hrishikesha; प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - I may attain; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme;]
(O dear Sanjaya, tell me the fearless path by which, having gone, I may attain supreme peace with Hrishikesha.)
O dear Sanjaya, please tell me the path that is free from fear, by which I can reach Hrishikesha and attain the highest peace.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
नाकृतात्मा कृतात्मानं जातु विद्याज्जनार्दनम्। आत्मनस्तु क्रियोपायो नान्यत्रेन्द्रियनिग्रहात् ॥५-६७-१७॥
nākṛtātmā kṛtātmānaṃ jātu vidyājjanārdanam। ātmanastu kriyopāyo nānyatrendriyanigrahāt ॥5-67-17॥
[नाकृतात्मा (nākṛtātmā) - one who has not controlled the self; कृतात्मानं (kṛtātmānaṃ) - one who has controlled the self; जातु (jātu) - ever; विद्यात् (vidyāt) - should know; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - O Janardana; आत्मनस्तु (ātmanastu) - for the self indeed; क्रियोपायः (kriyopāyaḥ) - means of action; न (na) - not; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; इन्द्रियनिग्रहात् (indriyanigrahāt) - from control of the senses;]
(One who has not controlled the self should never know one who has controlled the self, O Janardana. For the self indeed, the means of action is not elsewhere than from control of the senses.)
O Janardana, one who has not mastered oneself should never understand one who has. The means of self-discipline is indeed through the control of the senses.
इन्द्रियाणामुदीर्णानां कामत्यागोऽप्रमादतः। अप्रमादोऽविहिंसा च ज्ञानयोनिरसंशयम् ॥५-६७-१८॥
indriyāṇām udīrṇānāṃ kāmatyāgo'pramādataḥ। apramādo'vihiṃsā ca jñānayonirasaṃśayam ॥5-67-18॥
[इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses; उदीर्णानाम् (udīrṇānāṃ) - agitated; कामत्यागः (kāmatyāgaḥ) - abandonment of desires; अप्रमादतः (apramādataḥ) - from vigilance; अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - vigilance; अविहिंसा (avihiṃsā) - non-violence; च (ca) - and; ज्ञानयोनिः (jñānayoniḥ) - source of knowledge; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - without doubt;]
(The abandonment of desires of the agitated senses is from vigilance. Vigilance and non-violence are undoubtedly the source of knowledge.)
The abandonment of desires arising from the agitated senses comes from vigilance. Vigilance and non-violence are undoubtedly the source of knowledge.
इन्द्रियाणां यमे यत्तो भव राजन्नतन्द्रितः। बुद्धिश्च मा ते च्यवतु नियच्छैतां यतस्ततः ॥५-६७-१९॥
indriyāṇāṃ yame yatto bhava rājannatandritaḥ। buddhiśca mā te cyavatu niyacchaitāṃ yatastataḥ ॥5-67-19॥
[इन्द्रियाणां (indriyāṇāṃ) - of the senses; यमे (yame) - in control; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - engaged; भव (bhava) - be; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - vigilant; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; च (ca) - and; मा (mā) - do not; ते (te) - your; च्यवतु (cyavatu) - be disturbed; नियच्छ (niyaccha) - control; एताम् (etām) - this; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; ततः (tataḥ) - there;]
(Be engaged in controlling the senses, O king, vigilant. Let not your intellect be disturbed; control this from where it arises.)
O king, be vigilant and engaged in controlling your senses. Do not let your intellect be disturbed; control it from its source.
एतज्ज्ञानं विदुर्विप्रा ध्रुवमिन्द्रियधारणम्। एतज्ज्ञानं च पन्थाश्च येन यान्ति मनीषिणः ॥५-६७-२०॥
etaj-jñānaṃ vidur-viprā dhruvam-indriya-dhāraṇam। etaj-jñānaṃ ca panthāś-ca yena yānti manīṣiṇaḥ ॥5-67-20॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; विदुः (viduḥ) - know; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - wise ones; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; इन्द्रिय (indriya) - senses; धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - control; एतत् (etat) - this; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; च (ca) - and; पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path; च (ca) - and; येन (yena) - by which; यान्ति (yānti) - go; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones;]
(This knowledge is known by the wise ones as certainly the control of the senses. This knowledge and the path by which the wise ones go.)
The wise ones understand this knowledge as the definite control of the senses. It is this knowledge and the path that the wise ones follow.
अप्राप्यः केशवो राजन्निन्द्रियैरजितैर्नृभिः। आगमाधिगतो योगाद्वशी तत्त्वे प्रसीदति ॥५-६७-२१॥
aprāpyaḥ keśavo rājannindriyairajitairnṛbhiḥ। āgamādhigato yogādvaśī tattve prasīdati ॥5-67-21॥
[अप्राप्यः (aprāpyaḥ) - unattainable; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses; अजितैः (ajitaiḥ) - uncontrolled; नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by men; आगम (āgama) - by scriptures; अधिगतः (adhigataḥ) - understood; योगात् (yogāt) - by yoga; वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled; तत्त्वे (tattve) - in truth; प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes pleased;]
(Keshava is unattainable by men with uncontrolled senses, O king. He is understood through scriptures and yoga, and becomes pleased with the self-controlled in truth.)
O King, Keshava cannot be attained by men whose senses are uncontrolled. He is understood through the scriptures and yoga, and becomes pleased with those who are self-controlled and truthful.
