Friday, June 17, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6/Verse 46

तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः ।


कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥६- ४६॥

tapasvibhyo'dhiko yogī jñānibhyo'pi mato'dhikaḥ ।

karmibhyaścādhiko yogī tasmādyogī bhavārjuna ॥6- 46॥

The yogin is superior to the ascetics and even thought superior to the one endowed with knowledge. The yogin is superior to the one engaged in business. Therefore you must be a yogin, Arjuna! 



tapasvibhyas (ablative of comparison, masculine, ablative, plural) = to the ascetics 


adhikas (masculine, nominative, singular) = superior  


yogī (masculine, nominative, singular) = yogin


jñānibhyas (ablative of comparison, masculine, ablative, plural) = to one endowed with knowledge 


api (adverb) (indeclinable) = even 


matas (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = thought 


adhikas (masculine, nominative, singular) = superior 



karmibhyas (masculine, ablative, plural) = to the one engaged in business 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and 


adhikas (masculine, nominative, singular) = superior  


yogī (masculine, nominative, singular) = yogin 


tasmāt (masculine, ablative, singular) = therefore


yogī (masculine, nominative, singular) = yogin 


bhava (imperative, present tense, 2nd person, singular) = you must be 


arjuna (masculine, vocative, singular) = Arjuna 


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