Sanskrit

विषयवती वा प्रवृत्तिरुत्पन्ना मनसः स्थितिनिबन्धनी

Transliteration (IAST)

viṣayavatī vā pravṛttir utpannā manasaḥ sthiti-nibandhanī

Word by word

viṣayavatī

sense-based; object-related

pravṛttiḥ

activity; experience

utpannā

arisen

manasaḥ

of the mind

sthiti-nibandhanī

binding (it) to steadiness

Translation

Or a sense-based experience, when it arises, can bind the mind to steadiness.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0