SYNONYMS

yatah–whatever; yatah–wherever; niscalati–verily agitated; manah–the mind; cancalam–flickering; asthiram–unsteady; tatah–from there; tatah–and thereafter; niyamya–regulating; etat–this; atmani–in the self; eva–certainly; vasam–control; nayet–must bring in.

TRANSLATION

From whatever and 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.