BG - 6.35

श्री भगवानुवाच असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं। अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha asanśhayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ chalam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa cha gṛihyate

• śhrī-bhagavān uvācha - Lord Krishna said
• asanśhayam - undoubtedly
• mahā-bāho - mighty-armed one
• manaḥ - the mind
• durnigraham - difficult to restrain
• chalam - restless
• abhyāsena - by practice
• tu - but
• kaunteya - Arjun, the son of Kunti
• vairāgyeṇa - by detachment
• cha - and
• gṛihyate - can be controlled

Translation

The Blessed Lord said, "Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the mind is difficult to control and restless; but with practice and dispassion, it can be restrained."

Commentary