Bhagavad Gita 6.44
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः। जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।
pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśho ’pi saḥ jijñāsur api yogasya śhabda-brahmātivartate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pūrva | pūrva | past |
| abhyāsena | abhyāsena | discipline |
| tena | tena | by that |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| hriyate | hriyate | is attracted |
| hi | hi | surely |
| avaśhaḥ | avaśhaḥ | helplessly |
| api | api | although |
| saḥ | saḥ | that person |
| jijñāsuḥ | jijñāsuḥ | inquisitive |
| api | api | even |
| yogasya | yogasya | about yog |
| śhabda-brahma | śhabda-brahma | fruitive portion of the Vedas |
| ativartate | ativartate | transcends |
By that same former practice, he is borne on in spite of himself. Even he who merely wishes to know Yoga goes beyond the Brahmanic word.
उसी पूर्वाभ्यास के कारण वह अवश हुआ योग की ओर आकर्षित होता है। योग का जो केवल जिज्ञासु है वह शब्दब्रह्म का अतिक्रमण करता है।।