Bhagavad Gita 6.25
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया। आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।
śhanaiḥ śhanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛiti-gṛihītayā ātma-sansthaṁ manaḥ kṛitvā na kiñchid api chintayet
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śhanaiḥ | śhanaiḥ | gradually |
| śhanaiḥ | śhanaiḥ | gradually |
| uparamet | uparamet | attain peace |
| buddhyā | buddhyā | by intellect |
| dhṛiti-gṛihītayā | dhṛiti-gṛihītayā | achieved through determination of resolve that is in accordance with scriptures |
| ātma-sanstham | ātma-sanstham | fixed in God |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | mind |
| kṛitvā | kṛitvā | having made |
| na | na | not |
| kiñchit | kiñchit | anything |
| api | api | even |
| chintayet | chintayet | should think of |
Little by little, let him attain steadiness of the intellect by holding it firmly; having made the mind establish itself in the Self, let him not think of anything else.
शनै: शनै: धैर्ययुक्त बुद्धि के द्वारा (योगी) उपरामता (शांति) को प्राप्त होवे; मन को आत्मा में स्थित करके फिर अन्य कुछ भी चिन्तन न करे।।