Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6/Verse 18

यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते ।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥६- १८॥

yadā viniyataṃ cittamātmanyevāvatiṣṭhate ।

niḥspṛhaḥ sarvakāmebhyo yukta ityucyate tadā ॥6- 18॥

When one is free from longing for all desires, thought controlled, one is absorbed, indeed, in the self, then one is said, "To be yoked." 


yadā (adverb) (indeclinable) = when

viniyatam (past passive participle, neuter, nominative, singular) = controlled 

cittam (neuter, nominative, singular) = thought

ātmani (masculine, locative, singular) = in the self

eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed 

avatiṣṭhate (present tense, 3rd person, singular) = one is absorbed  



niḥspṛhas (masculine, nominative, singular) = free from longing

sarvakāmebhyas (sarva + kāmebhyas) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from all desires

yuktas (masculine, nominative, singular) = yoked  

iti (punctuation) (indeclinable) = (close quotes) 

ucyate (present tense, 3rd person, singular) = one said 

tadā (adverb) (indeclinable) = then

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