Original Sanskrit

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् । एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ॥ ६-४२॥

Transliteration

athavā yogināmeva kule bhavati dhīmatām etaddhi durlabhataraṃ loke janma yadīdṛśam 6-42

English Translation

Or, he is even born in the family of the wise YOGIS; verily, a birth like this is very difficult to obtain in this world.

Word-by-Word Meaning

athavā = or; yogināṃ = of learned transcendentalists; eva = certainly; kule = in the family; bhavati = takes birth; dhīmatāṃ = of those who are endowed with great wisdom; etat = this; hi = certainly; durlabhataraṃ = very rare; loke = in this world; janma = birth; yat = that which; īdṛṣaṃ = like this.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Self-Control

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