Bhagavad Gita 15.11
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।
yatanto yoginaśh chainaṁ paśhyanty ātmany avasthitam yatanto ‘py akṛitātmāno nainaṁ paśhyanty achetasaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yatantaḥ | yatantaḥ | striving |
| yoginaḥ | yoginaḥ | yogis |
| cha | cha | too |
| enam | enam | this (the soul) |
| paśhyanti | paśhyanti | see |
| ātmani | ātmani | in the body |
| avasthitam | avasthitam | enshrined |
| yatantaḥ | yatantaḥ | strive |
| api | api | even though |
| akṛita-ātmānaḥ | akṛita-ātmānaḥ | those whose minds are not purified |
| na | na | not |
| enam | enam | this |
| paśhyanti | paśhyanti | cognize |
| achetasaḥ | achetasaḥ | unaware |
The yogis striving for perfection behold Him dwelling in the Self; but, the unrefined and unintelligent, even though striving, do not see Him.
योगीजन प्रयत्न करते हुये ही अपने हृदय में स्थित आत्मा को देखते हैं, जब कि अशुद्ध अन्त:करण वाले (अकृतात्मान:) और अविवेकी (अचेतस:) लोग यत्न करते हुये भी इसे नहीं देखते हैं।।