यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् | ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ||६-२६||
yato yato niścarati manaścañcalamasthiram . tatastato niyamyaitadātmanyeva vaśaṃ nayet ||6-26||
- yataḥ yataḥ
- wherever
- niścalati
- becomes verily agitated
- manaḥ
- the mind
- cañcalam
- flickering
- asthiram
- unsteady
- tataḥ tataḥ
- from there
- niyamya
- regulating
- etat
- this
- ātmani
- in the Self
- eva
- certainly
- vaśam
- control
- nayet
- must bring under
From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the Self.