Bhagavad Gita 6.46
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः। कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।
tapasvibhyo ’dhiko yogī jñānibhyo ’pi mato ’dhikaḥ karmibhyaśh chādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tapasvibhyaḥ | tapasvibhyaḥ | than the ascetics |
| adhikaḥ | adhikaḥ | superior |
| yogī | yogī | a yogi |
| jñānibhyaḥ | jñānibhyaḥ | than the persons of learning |
| api | api | even |
| mataḥ | mataḥ | considered |
| adhikaḥ | adhikaḥ | superior |
| karmibhyaḥ | karmibhyaḥ | than the ritualistic performers |
| cha | cha | and |
| adhikaḥ | adhikaḥ | superior |
| yogī | yogī | a yogi |
| tasmāt | tasmāt | therefore |
| yogī | yogī | a yogi |
| bhava | bhava | just become |
| arjuna | arjuna | Arjun |
The yogi is thought to be superior to the ascetics, even superior to those who have knowledge obtained through the study of scriptures; he is also superior to men of action; therefore, be thou a yogi, O Arjuna.
क्योंकि योगी तपस्वियों से श्रेष्ठ है और (केवल शास्त्र के) ज्ञान वालों से भी श्रेष्ठ माना गया है तथा कर्म करने वालों से भी योगी श्रेष्ठ है, इसलिए हे अर्जुन तुम योगी बनो।।