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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 6 · Dhyāna Yoga

Shloka 6.19

Lesson 252 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

यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛitāyogino yata-chittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ

Sandhi-vicheda

yathā+dīpaḥ+nivāta-sthaḥ+na+iṅgate+sā+upamā+smṛitā+yoginaḥ+yata-chittasya+yuñjataḥ+yogam+ātmanaḥ

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Meaning of each word

yathāsource form

dīpaḥsource form

a lamp

nivāta-sthaḥsource form

in a windless place

nasource form

does not

iṅgatesource form

flickers

sāsource form

this

upamāsource form

analogy

smṛitāsource form

is considered

yoginaḥsource form

of a yogi

yata-chittasyasource form

whose mind is disciplined

yuñjataḥsource form

steadily practicing

yogamsource form

in meditation

ātmanaḥsource form

on the Supreme

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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

।।6.19।। यथा दीपः प्रदीपः निवातस्थः निवाते वातवर्जिते देशे स्थितः न इङ्गते न चलति सा उपमा उपमीयते अनया इत्युपमा योगज्ञैः चित्तप्रचारदर्शिभिः स्मृता चिन्तिता योगिनो यतचित्तस्य संयतान्तःकरणस्य युञ्जतो योगम् अनुतिष्ठतः आत्मनः समाधिमनुतिष्ठत इत्यर्थः।।एवं योगाभ्यासबलादेकाग्रीभूतं निवातप्रदीपकल्पं सत्

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 6.19

Course position252 / 701

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