श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति | शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति ||४-२६||
śrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye saṃyamāgniṣu juhvati . śabdādīnviṣayānanya indriyāgniṣu juhvati ||4-26||
Chapter 4 · Verse 26
Jnana Yoga
ज्ञानयोग
In plain words
Some Yogis are constantly engaged in restraining the senses. They gather their senses under the guidance of the Self and do not allow them to come in contact with the sensual objects. This is also an act of sacficie.
Translation
4.26 Others offer as oblations hearing and other senses in the fires of restraint. Some others offer as oblations the objects of the senses, such as sound and the rest, into the fires of their senses.
Meaning
Some Yogis are constantly engaged in restraining the senses. They gather their senses under the guidance of the Self and do not allow them to come in contact with the sensual objects. This is also an act of sacficie. Others direct their senses only to the pure and unforbidden objects of the senses. This is also a kind of sacrifice.
Word by word
श्रोत्रादीनि इन्द्रियाणि organ of hearing and other senses अन्ये others संयमाग्निषु in the fire of restraint जुह्वति sacrifice शब्दादीन् विषयान् senseobjects such as sound etc. अन्ये others इन्द्रियाग्निषु in the fire of the senses जुह्वति sacrifice.