Vidya Kendra
Mahābhārata
Home Introduction Reader Glossary All Resources
Vidyakendra
Vidyakendra Home

Navigate to Verse

Currently viewing: Parva 12 - Chapter 12.188 (22 verses)
Powered by Aksharamukha

Search Mahābhārata

Try searching for: dharma, युद्ध, Arjuna, 1.1.5 (verse reference)
❖ ❖ ❖
Chapter 12.188 - Verse 13

Sanskrit Text

समाहितं क्षणं किंचिद्ध्यानवर्त्मनि तिष्ठति पुनर्वायुपथं भ्रान्तं मनो भवति वायुवत्

English Translation

When fixed, for some time the inind stays in that path. When, however, it goes astray again into the path of the wind, it becomes as fleet as the wind.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

समाहितं | क्षणं | किंचिद् | ध्यान + वर्त्मन् | तिष्ठति
पुनर् | वायु + पथ | भ्रान्तं | मनो | भवति | वायु + वत्