Original Sanskrit

प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन् ॥ ५-९॥

Transliteration

pralapan visṛjan gṛhṇann unmiṣan nimiṣann api indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu vartanta iti dhārayan 5-9

English Translation

Speaking, letting go, seizing, opening and closing the eyes — convinced that the senses move among the sense-objects.

Word-by-Word Meaning

pralapan = talking; visṛjan = giving up; gṛhṇan = accepting; unmiṣan = opening; nimiṣan = closing; api = in spite of; indriyāṇi = the senses; indriyārtheṣu = in sense gratification; vartante = let them be so engaged; iti = thus; dhārayan = considering.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Renunciation of Action

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