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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 6 · Dhyāna Yoga

Shloka 6.11

Lesson 244 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Discipline of mind, meditation and balance. How can attention and daily discipline support a balanced inner life?

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Shloka · Devanagari

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

śhuchau deśhe pratiṣhṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥnātyuchchhritaṁ nāti-nīchaṁ chailājina-kuśhottaram

Sandhi-vicheda

śhuchau+deśhe+pratiṣhṭhāpya+sthiram+āsanam+ātmanaḥ+na+ati+uchchhritam+na+ati+nīcham+chaila+ajina+kuśha+uttaram

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Meaning of each word

śhuchausource form

in a clean

deśhesource form

place

pratiṣhṭhāpyasource form

having established

sthiramsource form

steadfast

āsanamsource form

seat

ātmanaḥsource form

his own

nasource form

not

atisource form

too

uchchhritamsource form

high

nasource form

not

atisource form

too

nīchamsource form

low

chailasource form

cloth

ajinasource form

a deerskin

kuśhasource form

kuśh grass

uttaramsource form

one over the other

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।6.11।। शुचौ शुद्धे विविक्ते स्वभावतः संस्कारतो वा देशे स्थाने प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरम् अचलम् आत्मनः आसनं नात्युच्छ्रितं नातीवउच्छ्रितं न अपि अतिनीचम् तच्च चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरं चैलम् अजिनं कुशाश्च उत्तरे यस्मिन् आसने तत् आसनं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्। पाठक्रमाद्विपरीतः अत्र क्रमः चैलादीनाम्।।प्रतिष्ठाप्य किम्

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 6.11

Course position244 / 701

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