Bhagavad Gita · 6.23
॥
Devanāgarī
तं विद्याद्दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् ।
स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taṁ vidyād duḥkha-saṁyoga-viyogaṁ yoga-saṁjñitam |
sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo 'nirviṇṇa-cetasā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तम्tamthis [state].
विद्यात्vidyātone should know.
दुःखसंयोगवियोगम्duḥkha-saṁyoga-viyogamas the severance (viyoga) of the connection (saṁyoga) with suffering (duḥkha).
योगसंज्ञितम्yoga-saṁjñitamthat which is named yoga.
सःsaḥthis [yoga].
निश्चयेनniścayenawith determination.
योक्तव्यःyoktavyaḥshould be practiced.
योगःyogaḥyoga.
अनिर्विण्णचेतसाa-nirviṇṇa-cetasāwith an undespairing (a-nirviṇṇa) mind (cetas).
Translation
“Know that yoga is the very severance of all connection with suffering. This yoga should be practiced with determination and an undespairing mind.”
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