Original Sanskrit

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय । सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥ २-४८॥

Transliteration

yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṃ yoga ucyate 2-48

English Translation

Perform action, O Dhananjaya, abandoning attachment, being steadfast in YOGA, and balanced in success and failure. Evenness of mind is called YOGA.

Word-by-Word Meaning

yogasthaḥ = equipoised; kuru = perform; karmāṇi = your duties; saṅgaṃ = attachment; tyaktvā = giving up; dhanañjaya = O Arjuna; siddhyasiddhyoḥ = in success and failure; samaḥ = equipoised; bhūtvā = becoming; samatvaṃ = equanimity; yogaḥ = yoga; ucyate = is called.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Knowledge - The philosophy of the eternal soul and the path of knowledge

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