Bhagavad Gita 6.36असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥

asaṅyatātmanā yogo duṣhprāpa iti me matiḥ

vaśhyātmanā tu yatatā śhakyo ’vāptum upāyataḥ

Sanskrit recitation

6.35 6.37

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When the mind will not stay · 6.33–6.47 · Teaching

Translation

I think Yoga is hard to be attained by one with an uncontrolled self, but the self-controlled and striving one can attain it by the appropriate means.

Hindi translation

जिसका मन पूरा वशमें नहीं है, उसके द्वारा योग प्राप्त होना कठिन है। परन्तु उपायपूर्वक यत्न करनेवाले वश्यात्माको योग प्राप्त हो सकता है, ऐसा मेरा मत है।

Meaning

Uncontrolled self he who has not controlled the senses and the mind by the constant practice of dispassion and meditation. Selfcontrolled he who has controlled the mind by the constant practice of dispassion and meditation. He can attain Selfrealisation by the right means and constant endeavour.

After Swami Sivananda

When the mind will not stay· 6.33–6.47→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→

me: my
tu: but
iti: thus
matiḥ: opinion
yatatā: one who strives
yogaḥ: Yog
avāptum: to achieve
śhakyaḥ: possible
upāyataḥ: by right means
duṣhprāpaḥ: difficult to attain
vaśhya-ātmanā: by one whose mind is controlled
asanyata-ātmanā: one whose mind is unbridled

Bhagavad Gita 6.36असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥

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