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Bhagavad Gita 6.16

नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः। न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।

nātyaśhnatastu yogo ’sti na chaikāntam anaśhnataḥ na chāti-svapna-śhīlasya jāgrato naiva chārjuna

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
nananot
atiatitoo much
aśhnataḥaśhnataḥof one who eats
tutuhowever
yogaḥyogaḥYog
astiastithere is
nananot
chachaand
ekāntamekāntamat all
anaśhnataḥanaśhnataḥabstaining from eating
nananot
chachaand
atiatitoo much
svapna-śhīlasyasvapna-śhīlasyaof one who sleeps
jāgrataḥjāgrataḥof one who does not sleep enough
nananot
evaevacertainly
chachaand
arjunaarjunaArjun

Verily, Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much, nor for him who does not eat at all, nor for him who sleeps too much, nor for him who is always awake, O Arjuna.

परन्तु, हे अर्जुन ! यह योग उस पुरुष के लिए सम्भव नहीं होता, जो अधिक खाने वाला है या बिल्कुल न खाने वाला है तथा जो अधिक सोने वाला है या सदा जागने वाला है।।