Bhagavad Gita · 6.3
॥
Devanāgarī
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते ।
योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ārurukṣor muner yogaṁ karma kāraṇam ucyate |
yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇam ucyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आरुरुक्षोःārurukṣoḥfor one who wishes to ascend, for the beginner.
मुनेःmuneḥfor the sage.
योगम्yogamto the stage of yoga.
कर्मkarmaaction.
कारणम्kāraṇamthe means.
उच्यतेucyateis said to be.
योगारूढस्यyoga-ārūḍhasyafor one who has already ascended (ārūḍha) to the stage of yoga.
तस्य एवtasya evafor that very one.
शमःśamaḥtranquility, the cessation of material activity.
कारणम्kāraṇamthe means.
उच्यतेucyateis said to be.
Translation
“For the sage who is a beginner on the path of yoga, action (karma) is said to be the means. But for one who has already attained yoga, tranquility (śama) is said to be the means.”
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