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Chapter 12.242 - Verse 3

Sanskrit Text

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि बुद्ध्या संयम्य यत्नतः सर्वतो निष्पतिष्णूनि पिता बालानिवात्मजान्

English Translation

The maddening senses should carefully be governed by the understanding like a father checking his own in experienced children liable to fall into various evil habits.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

इन्द्रियाणि | प्रमाथीनि | बुद्ध्या | संयम्य | यत्नतः
सर्वतो | निष्पतिष्णूनि | पिता | बालान् | इव + आत्मज