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Bhagavad Gita 6.17

युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु। युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा।।

yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-cheṣhṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yuktayuktamoderate
āhāraāhāraeating
vihārasyavihārasyarecreation
yukta cheṣhṭasya karmasuyukta cheṣhṭasya karmasubalanced in work
yuktayuktaregulated
svapna-avabodhasyasvapna-avabodhasyasleep and wakefulness
yogaḥyogaḥYog
bhavatibhavatibecomes
duḥkha-hāduḥkha-hāthe slayer of sorrows

Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is moderate in eating and recreation (such as walking, etc.), who exercises moderation in action, and who is moderate in sleep and wakefulness.

उस पुरुष के लिए योग दु:खनाशक होता है, जो युक्त आहार और विहार करने वाला है, यथायोग्य चेष्टा करने वाला है और परिमित शयन और जागरण करने वाला है।।