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== Sloka 6.35 ==

=== Sloka (श्लोक) ===

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श्री भगवानुवाच
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
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=== पदच्छेद / Padaccheda ===

श्री भगवान् उवाच  
असंशयं महाबाहो  
मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम्  
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय  
वैराग्येण च गृह्यते

=== Transliteration (लिप्यांतरण) ===

śrī-bhagavān uvāca  
asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho  
mano durnigrahaṁ calam  
abhyāsena tu kaunteya  
vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate

=== Translation (अनुवाद) ===

The blessed Lord said: Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed (Arjuna), the mind is restless and difficult to control. But, O son of Kunti, it can be restrained through practice and detachment.

भगवान् बोले: हे महाबाहु अर्जुन, निःसन्देह मन चञ्चल और कठिनता से वश में होता है। किन्तु हे कुन्तीपुत्र, यह अभ्यास और वैराग्य के द्वारा नियंत्रित किया जा सकता है।

=== Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय के साथ शब्दार्थ) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sanskrit (संस्कृत) !! English Meaning (अर्थ) !! Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
|-
| श्रीभगवान् (śrī-bhagavān) || The Blessed Lord || भगवान्
|-
| उवाच (uvāca) || said || बोले
|-
| असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) || undoubtedly || निःसन्देह
|-
| महाबाहो (mahā-bāho) || O mighty-armed || हे महाबाहु
|-
| मनः (manaḥ) || mind || मन
|-
| दुर्निग्रहम् (durnigraham) || difficult to control || कठिनता से वश में होता है
|-
| चलम् (calam) || restless || चञ्चल
|-
| अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) || by practice || अभ्यास के द्वारा
|-
| तु (tu) || but || परंतु
|-
| कौन्तेय (kaunteya) || O son of Kunti || हे कुन्तीपुत्र
|-
| वैराग्येण (vairāgyeṇa) || by detachment || वैराग्य के द्वारा
|-
| च (ca) || and || और
|-
| गृह्यते (gṛhyate) || is restrained || नियंत्रित किया जा सकता है
|}

=== कर्ता-क्रिया-विधान / S-V-O Tuples ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ कर्ता-क्रिया-विधान / Subject-Verb-Object (S-V-O) Tuples
! कर्ता (Subject) !! क्रिया (Verb) !! विधान (Object) !! अंग्रेज़ी अनुवाद / English Translation !! हिंदी अनुवाद / Hindi Translation
|-
| मन (mind) || दुर्निग्रहं (difficult to control) || चलम् (restless) || Mind is restless and difficult to control || मन चञ्चल और कठिनता से वश में होता है
|-
| अर्जुन (Arjuna) || गृह्यते (restrain) || अभ्यासेन तु वैराग्येण च (by practice and detachment) || Arjuna can restrain (the mind) through practice and detachment || अर्जुन अभ्यास और वैराग्य से नियंत्रित कर सकता है
|}

=== Important Concepts (महत्वपूर्ण अवधारणाएँ) ===
* [[abhyāsa|abhyāsa (अभ्यास)]]
* [[vairāgya|vairāgya (वैराग्य)]]
* [[manonigraha|manonigraha (मनो निग्रह)]]
* [[Arjuna's determination|Arjuna's determination (अर्जुन का निश्चय)]]

=== Categories (वर्गीकरण) ===
* Mental control and discipline
* Spiritual practices
* Personal determination

=== Commentary (टीका) ===

In this verse, the Blessed Lord recognizes the difficulty of controlling the mind, acknowledging it as restless and hard to manage. However, He provides a solution in the form of 'abhyāsa' (practice) and 'vairāgya' (detachment). Swami Sivananda's English commentary explains that constant, repeated meditation efforts help to steady the mind. The practice of focusing on a chosen ideal or Lakshya can minimize vacillation and desires. Dispassion ('vairāgya') helps to detach from sensory objects by realizing their impermanent nature.

Swami Ramsukhdas, in his Hindi commentary, emphasizes the need for sturdy patience and resolve—a reminder given to Arjuna by invoking his mother Kunti's name, known for her wisdom and detachment. Arjuna is urged to practice continuously and cultivate dispassion towards worldly enjoyments, looking for fulfillment not in perishable objects but in the eternal self. Methods of mind control and devotion are discussed, like repetitive reminders to the mind about the temporary nature of worldly joy, chanting the Lord's names, and reflecting on one's spiritual goal with steadfastness.

The core theme is developing control over the mind through dedicated practice and maintaining distance from worldly enticements by cultivating an understanding of their nature.