Original Sanskrit

यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते । सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते ॥ ६-४॥

Transliteration

yadā hi nendriyārtheṣu na karmasvanuṣajjate sarvasaṅkalpasaṃnyāsī yogārūḍhastadocyate 6-4

English Translation

When a man is not attached to sense-objects or to actions, having renounced all thoughts, then he is said to have attained to YOGA.

Word-by-Word Meaning

yadā = when; hi = certainly; na = not; indriyārtheṣu = in sense gratification; na = never; karmasu = in fruitive activities; anuṣajjate = one necessarily engages; sarvasaṅkalpa = of all material desires; saṃnyāsī = renouncer; yogārūḍhaḥ = elevated in yoga; tadā = at that time; ucyate = is said to be.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Self-Control

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