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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 6 · Dhyāna Yoga

Shloka 6.36
Lesson 269 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

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

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Shloka · Devanagari

असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

asaṅyatātmanā yogo duṣhprāpa iti me matiḥvaśhyātmanā tu yatatā śhakyo ’vāptum upāyataḥ

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Sandhi-vicheda

asanyata-ātmanā+yogaḥ+duṣhprāpaḥ+iti+me+matiḥ+vaśhya-ātmanā+tu+yatatā+śhakyaḥ+avāptum+upāyataḥ

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Meaning of each word

asanyata-ātmanāsource form
one whose mind is unbridled
yogaḥsource form
Yog
duṣhprāpaḥsource form
difficult to attain
itisource form
thus
mesource form
my
matiḥsource form
opinion
vaśhya-ātmanāsource form
by one whose mind is controlled
tusource form
but
yatatāsource form
one who strives
śhakyaḥsource form
possible
avāptumsource form
to achieve
upāyataḥsource form
by right means
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।6.36।। असंयतात्मना अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यामसंयतः आत्मा अन्तःकरणं यस्य सोऽयम् असंयतात्मा तेन असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्रापः दुःखेन प्राप्यत इति मे मतिः। यस्तु पुनः वश्यात्मा अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यां वश्यत्वमापादितः आत्मा मनः यस्य सोऽयं वश्यात्मा तेन वश्यात्मना तु यतता भूयोऽपि प्रयत्नं कुर्वता शक्यः अवाप्तुं योगः उपायतः यथोक्तादुपायात्।।तत्र योगाभ्यासाङ्गीकरणेन इहलोकपरलोकप्राप्तिनिमित्तानि कर्माणि संन्यस्तानि योगसिद्धिफलं च मोक्षसाधनं सम्यग्दर्शनं न प्राप्तमिति योगी योगमार्गात् मरणकाले चलितचित्तः इति तस्य नाशमाशङ्क्य अर्जुन उवाच अर्जुन उवाच

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 6.36
Course position269 / 701
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