भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम् | व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते ||२-४४||
bhogaiśvaryaprasaktānāṃ tayāpahṛtacetasām . vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate ||2-44||
Chapter 2 · Verse 44
Sankhya Yoga
सांख्ययोग
In plain words
You need to understand that a restless mind obsessed with wealth and power can never find stillness. When you are constantly distracted by worldly pleasures, you cannot develop the focused intellect needed for jnana, the liberating wisdom of the Self. True inner peace requires you to quiet these endless desires and stabilize your mind.
Translation
2.42 - 2.44 O! Partha, the unwise, who rejoice in the letter of the Vedas, say, 'There is nothing else.' They are full only of wordly desires and they hanker for heaven. They speak flowery words which offer rirth as the fruit of work. They look upon the Vedas as consisting entirely of varied rites for the attainment of pleasure and power. Those who cling so to pleasure and power are attracted by that speech (offering heavenly rewards) and are unable to develop the resolute will of a concentrated mind.
Meaning
Those who cling to pleasure and power cannot have steadiness of mind. They cannot concentrate or meditate. They are ever busy in planning projects for the acisition of wealth and power. Their minds are ever restless. They have no poised understanding.
Word by word
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानाम् of the people deeply attached to pleasure and lordship तया by that अपहृतचेतसाम् whose minds are drawn away व्यवसायात्मिका determinate बुद्धिः reason समाधौ in Samadhi न not विधीयते is fixed.