BG 3.41
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ ।
पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् ॥
पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् ॥
tasmāt tvam indriyāṇy ādau niyamya bharatarṣabha
pāpmānaṁ prajahi hy enaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśanam
pāpmānaṁ prajahi hy enaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśanam
Word-for-word meanings
tasmāt — therefore; bharata-ṛṣabha — O chief amongst the descendants of Bharata; tvam — you; niyamya — by regulating; ādau — first; indriyāṇi — the senses; prajahi — cast off; hi — indeed; enam — this [kāma]; pāpmānam — embodiment of sin; nāśanam — [which is] the destroyer; jñāna — [of] discernment; vijñāna — [and] immediate realization [of truth].
Translation
Therefore, O best of the Bharatas, by first regulating the senses, cast off this embodiment of sin [desire], which destroys discernment and immediate realization [of truth].