BG 6.26
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् ।
ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥
ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥
yato yato niścarati manaś cañcalam asthiram
tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet
tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet
Word-for-word meanings
yataḥ yataḥ — wherever; cañcalam — the flickering; asthiram — [and] unsteady; manaḥ — mind; niścalati — wanders; niyamya — withdrawing; etat — it [the mind]; tataḥ tataḥ — from there; nayet — it should be brought back; vaśam — under the control; ātmani eva — of the self alone.
Translation
The flickering and unsteady mind should be withdrawn from wherever it wanders and brought back under the control of the self alone.