BG 2.70
तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ॥
samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat
tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve
sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī
Word-for-word meanings
yadvat — just as; āpaḥ — the waters [i.e., the rivers]; praviśanti — enter; samudram — the ocean; āpūryamāṇam — [which although] completely full; acala-pratiṣṭham — [remains] immovably fixed [within its boundaries]; tadvat — similarly; saḥ — he [the sage]; yam — unto whom; sarve — all; kāmāḥ — enjoyments; praviśanti — merge [without causing any mental modification]; āpnoti — attains; śāntim — peace; na — [but] not; kāma-kāmī — one who hankers after such enjoyments.
Translation
Just as various rivers flow into the ocean, which, although completely full, remains immovably fixed within its boundaries, so the sage in whom all enjoyments merge [without causing any mental modification] attains peace, but not a person who hankers after such enjoyments.