मनोगतिं न विसृजेज्जितप्राणो जितेन्द्रिय: । सत्त्वसम्पन्नया बुद्ध्या मन आत्मवशं नयेत् ॥ २० ॥
mano-gatiṁ na visṛjej jita-prāṇo jitendriyaḥ sattva-sampannayā buddhyā mana ātma-vaśaṁ nayet
- manaḥ
- of the mind
- gatim
- goal
- na
- not
- visṛjet
- should lose sight of
- jita-prāṇaḥ
- one who has conquered the breath
- jita-indriyaḥ
- who has conquered his senses
- sattva
- of the mode of goodness
- sampannayā
- characterized by flourishing
- buddhyā
- by the intelligence
- manaḥ
- the mind
- ātma-vaśam
- under the control of the self
- nayet
- one should bring
One should never lose sight of the actual goal of mental activities, but rather, conquering the life air and senses and utilizing intelligence strengthened by the mode of goodness, one should bring the mind under the control of the self.