Bhagavad-gītā 6.23
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तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्। स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
taṁ vidyād duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogaṁ yogasaṅjñitam sa niśhchayena yoktavyo yogo ’nirviṇṇa-chetasā
Know that separation from union with sorrow is called yoga. This yoga should be practiced with determination and an undiscouraged heart.
English rendering by Dharma Open School. Original school translation.
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Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| tam | that |
| vidyāt | you should know |
| duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogam | state of severance from union with misery |
| yoga-saṁjñitam | is known as yog |
| saḥ | that |
| niśhchayena | resolutely |
| yoktavyaḥ | should be practiced |
| yogaḥ | yog |
| anirviṇṇa-chetasā | with an undeviating mind |
Read the Sanskrit as a connected thought built from tam (that), saḥ (that), and anirviṇṇa-chetasā (with an undeviating mind). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to the disciplined and recollected mind. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 6.23.
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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Know that separation from union with sorrow is called yoga
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This yoga should be practiced with determination and an undiscouraged heart
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tam: that
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