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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 7 (3.7) means: But the one who reins in the senses with the mind and acts without attachment, Arjuna, using the body to work, is the one who truly excels.
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन। कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
yas tvindriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate ’rjuna karmendriyaiḥ karma-yogam asaktaḥ sa viśhiṣhyate
But the one who reins in the senses with the mind and acts without attachment, Arjuna, using the body to work, is the one who truly excels.
पर हे अर्जुन, जो मन से इंद्रियों को वश में रखकर, बिना आसक्ति के, शरीर से कर्म करता है, वही सचमुच श्रेष्ठ है।
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It is verse 7 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.
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