Mahabharat

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आहारप्रभवाः पराणा मनॊ दुर्निग्रहं चलम मनसॊ चेन्द्रियाणां चाप्य ऐकाग्र्यं निश्चितं तपः ॥ ३-२४६-२५ ॥

'Life is sustained by food, and the mind, being fickle, is difficult to control. The true austerities of an ascetic lie in the concentration of the mind and senses.' ।। 3-246-25 ।।

english translation

AhAraprabhavAH parANA manò durnigrahaM calama manasò cendriyANAM cApya aikAgryaM nizcitaM tapaH ॥ 3-246-25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript