BG 2.41

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन ।
बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम् ॥
vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana
bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām

Word-for-word meanings

kuru-nandana — O descendant of Kuru;  iha — here [on the path of karma-yoga];  buddhiḥ — the intellect;  vyavasāya-ātmikā — [is] resolutely determined;  ekā — being one-pointed;  hi — whereas;  buddhayaḥ — the intellectual determinations;  avyavasāyinām — of the irresolute;  anantāḥ — [are] innumerable;  ca — and;  bahu-śākhāḥ — many-branched.

Translation

O descendant of Kuru, on this path, the intellect is resolutely determined, being one-pointed in its intent, whereas the intellectual determinations of the irresolute are innumerable and many-branched.

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