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Chapter 3.246 - Verse 25

Sanskrit Text

आहारप्रभवाः प्राणा मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् मनसश्चेन्द्रियाणां चाप्यैकाग्र्यं निश्चितं तपः

English Translation

Life is sustained by food. The mind is however fickle and it is hard to keep it in subjection. The concentration of mind and the control of the constitute (true) asceticism.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

आहार + प्रभव | प्राणा | मनो | दुर्निग्रहं | चलम्
मनस् + च + इन्द्रिय | च + अपि + ऐकाग्र्य | निश्चितं | तपः