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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 6 · Dhyāna Yoga

Shloka 6.42

Lesson 275 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

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatāmetad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham

Sandhi-vicheda

atha vā+yoginām+eva+kule+bhavati+dhī-matām+etat+hi+durlabha-taram+loke+janma+yat+īdṛiśham

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Meaning of each word

atha vāsource form

else

yogināmsource form

of those endowed with divine wisdom

evasource form

certainly

kulesource form

in the family

bhavatisource form

take birth

dhī-matāmsource form

of the wise

etatsource form

this

hisource form

certainly

durlabha-taramsource form

very rare

lokesource form

in this world

janmasource form

birth

yatsource form

which

īdṛiśhamsource form

like this

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

।।6.42।। अथवा श्रीमतां कुलात् अन्यस्मिन् योगिनामेव दरिद्राणां कुले भवति जायते धीमतां बुद्धिमताम्। एतत् हि जन्म यत् दरिद्राणां योगिनां कुले दुर्लभतरं दुःखलभ्यतरं पूर्वमपेक्ष्य लोके जन्म यत् ईदृशं यथोक्तविशेषणे कुले।।यस्मात्

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 6.42

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