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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 60 (2.60) means: Even for the wise who strive, Arjuna, the restless senses can seize the mind and sweep it away by force.
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः। इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
yatato hyapi kaunteya puruṣhasya vipaśhchitaḥ indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṁ manaḥ
Even for the wise who strive, Arjuna, the restless senses can seize the mind and sweep it away by force.
अर्जुन, यत्न करने वाले ज्ञानी के लिए भी बेचैन इंद्रियाँ मन को पकड़कर बलपूर्वक बहा ले जा सकती हैं।
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It is verse 60 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.
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