Bhagavad Gita · 12.9
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् ।
अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
atha cittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram |
abhyāsa-yogena tato mām icchāptuṁ dhanañjaya ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अथathaif however.
चित्तम्cittamconsciousness, mind.
समाधातुम्samādhātumto fix, to establish.
न शक्नोषिna śaknoṣiyou cannot.
मयिmayion Me.
स्थिरम्sthiramsteadily.
अभ्यासयोगेनabhyāsa-yogenaby means of abhyāsa-yoga (the practice of yoga).
ततःtataḥthen.
माम्māmMe.
इच्छicchastrive, desire.
आप्तुम्āptumto attain.
धनञ्जयdhanañjayaO Dhanañjaya!
Translation
“But if, O Dhanañjaya, you cannot steadily fix your mind on Me, then seek to attain Me through abhyāsa-yoga [the regular practice of bhakti-yoga].”
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