Bhagavad Gita · 6.19
॥
Devanāgarī
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता ।
योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā |
yogino yata-cittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यथाyathājust as.
दीपःdīpaḥthe flame of a lamp.
निवातस्थःnivāta-sthaḥsituated (sthita) in a windless (nivāta) place.
न इङ्गतेna iṅgatedoes not flicker.
सा उपमाsā upamāthis comparison.
स्मृताsmṛtāis given, is considered.
योगिनःyoginaḥof the yogī.
यतचित्तस्यyata-cittasyawhose mind (citta) is under control (yata).
युञ्जतःyuñjataḥof one who practices.
योगम्yogamyoga.
आत्मनःātmanaḥabsorbed in the soul.
Translation
“As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so is the example given of the yogī whose mind is fully controlled and who constantly practices yoga, absorbed in his own soul.”
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