ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते ।आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः ॥
ye hi saṃsparśajā bhogā duḥkhayonaya eva te |ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ ||
The pleasures that are born of contact are, in truth, sources of suffering. They have a beginning and an end, O son of Kunti. A wise person does not delight in them.
Explanation
Krishna is continuing his teaching to Arjuna on the contrast between outer pleasure and inner joy. Pleasures from contact (saṁsparśa) of the senses with their objects are fleeting, and the wish to hold on to them brings pain, so the discerning (budha) do not take their rest in them. Traditions differ little here: Advaita readers stress that only the Self's bliss is lasting, while devotional readers stress turning the senses toward God.