BG 3.34
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ ।
तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ ॥
तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ ॥
indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau
tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau
tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau
Word-for-word meanings
rāga — attachment; dveṣau — [and] aversion; indriyasya — pertaining to the sense faculties; vyavasthitau — are rooted; indriyasya arthe — in their corresponding sensory objects; na āgacchet — one should not come; vaśam — under the sway; tayoḥ — of them [attachment and aversion]; hi — since; tau — they; paripanthinau — are impediments; asya — to him [i.e., to the spiritual aspirant].
Translation
Attachment and aversion pertaining to the sense faculties are rooted in their corresponding sensory objects. One should not come under the sway of such attachment and aversion, for they are impediments to the spiritual aspirant.