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Bhagavad Gita 6.23

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्। स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।

taṁ vidyād duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogaṁ yogasaṅjñitam sa niśhchayena yoktavyo yogo ’nirviṇṇa-chetasā

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
tamtamthat
vidyātvidyātyou should know
duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogamduḥkha-sanyoga-viyogamstate of severance from union with misery
yoga-saṁjñitamyoga-saṁjñitamis known as yog
saḥsaḥthat
niśhchayenaniśhchayenaresolutely
yoktavyaḥyoktavyaḥshould be practiced
yogaḥyogaḥyog
anirviṇṇa-chetasāanirviṇṇa-chetasāwith an undeviating mind

Let this be known by the name of Yoga, the severance from union with pain. This Yoga should be practiced with determination and with an undespairing mind.

दु:ख के संयोग से वियोग है, उसीको 'योग' नामसे जानना चाहिये । (वह योग जिस ध्यानयोग लक्ष्य है,) उस ध्यानयोका अभ्यास न उकताये हुए चित्तसे   निश्चयपूर्वक करना चाहिये।।