Just the senses meeting the world

pralapanvisṛjangṛhṇannunmiṣannimiṣannapiindriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu vartanta iti dhārayan

...speaking, letting go, grasping, even opening and closing the eyes, they hold that the senses are simply moving among their objects.

What it means

Krishna finishes the list. Speaking, releasing, holding, blinking. In every one, the wise person understands that the senses are simply meeting their objects. Eyes meet sights, hands meet things. The deeper Self is the witness. It's a way of living with awareness instead of constant self-concern.

The story

Two verses together give Arjuna a practice he can take anywhere. Even on a battlefield, he can watch his eyes see and his hands move, while resting as the calm witness behind them.

In your life

Try it for one minute. Watch yourself make a cup of tea, as if you were watching someone else. Hands move, water pours, steam rises. Notice the calm in simply watching.