Bhagavad Gita · 6.8
॥
Devanāgarī
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः ।
युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jñāna-vijñāna-tṛptātmā kūṭastho vijitendriyaḥ |
yukta ity ucyate yogī sama-loṣṭāśma-kāñcanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्माjñāna-vijñāna-tṛpta-ātmāone whose soul (ātman) is fully satisfied (tṛpta) with knowledge (jñāna) and realization (vijñāna).
कूटस्थःkūṭasthaḥone established in eternity, unchanging.
विजितेन्द्रियःvijita-indriyaḥone who has conquered (vijita) his senses (indriya).
युक्तःyuktaḥyukta (situated in yoga).
इति उच्यतेiti ucyateis thus called.
योगीyogīa yogī.
समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनःsama-loṣṭa-aśma-kāñcanaḥone to whom a clod of earth (loṣṭa), a stone (aśma), and gold (kāñcana) are the same (sama).
Translation
“One whose soul is fully satisfied with divine knowledge and its realization, who is established in eternity and has conquered his senses, is called a yukta yogī [established in yoga]. To him a clod of earth, a stone, and gold are of equal value.”
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