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Bhagavad Gītā 2.48 (vulgate)
Bhagavad Gītā 2.48 (vulgate)
Bhagavad Gītā 2.48 (vulgate)
Canonical source text
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय । सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥
IAST transliteration
yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya | siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṃ yoga ucyate ||
Close translation
Established in yoga, perform actions having given up clinging, Dhanañjaya. Having become even in success and failure, evenness is called yoga.
Reader-friendly meaning
Yoga here is named as evenness while the hands keep working.
Meenananda editorial explanation
Kirtan after labour is this evenness made audible.
Word meanings
- योगस्थः — established in yoga
- समत्वम् — evenness
Gītā 2.48, eighteen-chapter vulgate. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.