Bhagavad-gītā 6.33
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अर्जुन उवाच योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन। एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
arjuna uvācha yo ’yaṁ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana etasyāhaṁ na paśhyāmi chañchalatvāt sthitiṁ sthirām
This Yoga which has been taught by Thee, O slayer of Madhu, as characterised by evenness, I do not see (the possibility of) its lasting endurance, owing to restlessness (of the mind).
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| arjunaḥ uvācha | Arjun said |
| yaḥ | which |
| ayam | this |
| yogaḥ | system of Yog |
| tvayā | by you |
| proktaḥ | described |
| sāmyena | by equanimity |
| madhu-sūdana | Shree Krishna, the killer of the demon named Madhu |
| etasya | of this |
| aham | I |
| na | do not |
| paśhyāmi | see |
| chañchalatvāt | due to restlessness |
| sthitim | situation |
| sthirām | steady |
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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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This Yoga which has been taught by Thee, O slayer of Madhu, as characterised by evenness, I do not see (the possibility of) its lasting endurance, owing to restlessness (of the mind)
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arjunaḥ uvācha: Arjun said
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madhu-sūdana: Shree Krishna, the killer of the demon named Madhu
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