Chapter 2 Verse 58 of 72

• yadā saḿharate cāyaḿ
• kūrmo 'ńgānīva sarvaśaḥ
• indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas
• tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā

Translation

One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise draws its limbs within the shell, is firmly fixed in perfect consciousness.

Synonyms

• yadā

  when

• saḿharate

  winds up

• ca

  also

• ayam

  he

• kūrmaḥ

  tortoise

• a

  ań

• āni

  limbs

• iva

  like

• sarvaśaḥ

  altogether

• indriyāṇi

  senses

• arthebhyaḥ

  from the sense objects

• tasya

  his

• prajñā

  consciousness

• pratiṣṭhitā

  fixed.

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