Mahabharat

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

sanskrit

'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