Bhagavad Gita 18.52
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।
vivikta-sevī laghv-āśhī yata-vāk-kāya-mānasaḥ dhyāna-yoga-paro nityaṁ vairāgyaṁ samupāśhritaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vivikta-sevī | vivikta-sevī | relishing solitude |
| laghu-āśhī | laghu-āśhī | eating light |
| yata | yata | controls |
| vāk | vāk | speech |
| kāya | kāya | body |
| mānasaḥ | mānasaḥ | and mind |
| dhyāna-yoga-paraḥ | dhyāna-yoga-paraḥ | engaged in meditation |
| nityam | nityam | always |
| vairāgyam | vairāgyam | dispassion |
| samupāśhritaḥ | samupāśhritaḥ | having taken shelter of |
Dwelling in solitude, eating sparingly, with speech, body, and mind subdued, always engaged in meditation and concentration, and resorting to dispassion.
विविक्त सेवी, लघ्वाशी (मिताहारी) जिसने अपने शरीर, वाणी और मन को संयत किया है, ध्यानयोग के अभ्यास में सदैव तत्पर तथा वैराग्य पर समाश्रित।।