BG 2.64

रागद्वेषविमुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन् ।
आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥
rāga-dveṣa-vimuktais tu viṣayān indriyaiś caran
ātma-vaśyair vidheyātmā prasādam adhigacchati

Word-for-word meanings

tu — but;  vidheya-ātmā — a self-controlled person;  caran — even while experiencing;  viṣayān — the sense objects;  indriyaiḥ — through the senses;  ātma-vaśyaiḥ — [which are] under the regulation of the self;  vimuktaiḥ — [and] devoid of;  rāga — attraction;  dveṣa — [and] aversion;  adhigacchati — attains;  prasādam — tranquility [of mind].

Translation

But a self-controlled person, even while experiencing the sense objects through the senses, which are under the regulation of the self and hence devoid of attraction and aversion for their objects, attains tranquility of mind.

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