Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

and senses, and their end (anta), indeed, is the loss
of that contact. Hence, they have a beginning and
an end, they are impermanent, being present in the
intervening moment. This is the meaning.
(Therefore) O son of Kunti, budhah, the wise one,
the discriminating person who has realized the
Reality which is the supreme Goal; na ramate, does
not delight; tesu, in them, in enjoyments. For
delight in objects is seen only in very foolish
beings, as for instance in animals etc. This
extremely painful evil, which is opposed to the
path of Bliss and is the source of getting all
miseries, is difficult to resist. Therefore one must
make the utmost effort to avoid it. Hence the Lord
says:;
5.23 One who can withstand here itself-before
departing from the body-the impulse arising from
desire and anger, that man is a yogi; he is happy.
English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit
Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda
5.23 Yah saknoti, one who can, is able to; sodhum,
withstand; iha eva, here itself, while alive; prak,
before; sarira-vimoksanat, departing from the
body, till death-. Death is put as a limit because the
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