Original Sanskrit

असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः । वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥ ६-३६॥

Transliteration

asaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ vaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo’vāptumupāyataḥ 6-36

English Translation

YOGA, I think is hard to be attained by one of uncontrolled self; but the self-controlled, striving, can obtain it by (proper) means.

Word-by-Word Meaning

asaṃyatā = unbridled; ātmanā = by the mind; yogaḥ = self-realization; duṣprāpaḥ = difficult to obtain; iti = thus; me = My; matiḥ = opinion; vaśya = controlled; ātmanā = by the mind; tu = but; yatatā = while endeavoring; śakyaḥ = practical; avāptuṃ = to achieve; upāyataḥ = by appropriate means.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Self-Control

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