Bhagavad-gītā 6.17
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युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु। युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा।।6.17।।
yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-cheṣhṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā
To him who is temperate in eating and recreation, in his effort for work, and in sleep and wakefulness, Yoga becomes the destroyer of misery.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yukta | moderate |
| āhāra | eating |
| vihārasya | recreation |
| yukta cheṣhṭasya karmasu | balanced in work |
| yukta | regulated |
| svapna-avabodhasya | sleep and wakefulness |
| yogaḥ | Yog |
| bhavati | becomes |
| duḥkha-hā | the slayer of sorrows |
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Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Sequence preparation, discipline, mind, meditation, difficulty, failure and the chapter’s final comparison of yogīs.
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To him who is temperate in eating and recreation, in his effort for work
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in sleep and wakefulness, Yoga becomes the destroyer of misery
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yukta: moderate
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