Bhagavad Gita · 6.36
॥
Devanāgarī
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।
वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
asaṁyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ |
vaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo 'vāptum upāyataḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
असंयतात्मनाasaṁyata-ātmanāfor one whose mind (ātman) is unrestrained (asaṁyata).
योगःyogaḥyoga.
दुष्प्रापःduṣprāpaḥdifficult to attain.
इतिitithus.
मे मतिःme matiḥMy opinion.
वश्यात्मना तुvaśya-ātmanā tubut for one whose mind (ātman) is controlled (vaśya).
यतताyatatāfor one who strives.
शक्यःśakyaḥpossible.
अवाप्तुम्avāptumto attain.
उपायतःupāyataḥby the proper method.
Translation
“In My opinion, for one whose mind is unrestrained, yoga is difficult to attain. But one whose mind is controlled and who strives by the proper method can undoubtedly attain it.”
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