BG 3.29

प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु ।
तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत् ॥
prakṛter guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasu
tān akṛtsna-vido mandān kṛtsna-vin na vicālayet

Word-for-word meanings

sammūḍhāḥ — those who are deluded;  guṇa — by the guṇas;  prakṛteḥ — of material nature;  sajjante — become attached;  guṇa-karmasu — to the senses and their functions;  kṛtsna-vit — a person in perfect wisdom;  na vicālayet — should not disturb;  tān — those;  akṛtsna-vidaḥ — who are unaware;  mandān — [and] who are of unawakened intellect.

Translation

Being deluded by the guṇas of prakṛti, people become attached to the senses and their functions. A person in perfect wisdom should not disturb the minds of those who are unaware and of unawakened intellect.

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