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Bhagavad Gita 6.13

समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः। संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।

samaṁ kāya-śhiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann achalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣhya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśhaśh chānavalokayan

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
samamsamamstraight
kāyakāyabody
śhiraḥśhiraḥhead
grīvamgrīvamneck
dhārayandhārayanholding
achalamachalamunmoving
sthiraḥsthiraḥstill
samprekṣhyasamprekṣhyagazing
nāsika-agramnāsika-agramat the tip of the nose
svamsvamown
diśhaḥdiśhaḥdirections
chachaand
anavalokayananavalokayannot looking

Let him firmly hold his body, head, and neck erect and still, gazing at the tip of his nose without looking around.

काया, सिर और ग्रीवा को समान और अचल धारण किये हुए स्थिर होकर अपनी नासिका के अग्र भाग को देखकर अन्य दिशाओं को न देखता हुआ।।