Little by little, let him attain quietude by his intellect, held firm; having made the mind established in the Self, let him not think of anything.

śanaiḥ = gradually; śanaiḥ = step by step; uparamet = one should hold back; buddhyā = by intelligence; dhṛtigṛhītayā = carried by conviction; ātmasaṃsthaṃ = placed in transcendence; manaḥ = mind; kṛtvā = making; na = not; kiñcit = anything else; api = even; cintayet = should think of.;