Bhagavad Gita 8.12
सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च। मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्।।
sarva-dvārāṇi sanyamya mano hṛidi nirudhya cha mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthito yoga-dhāraṇām
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-dvārāṇi | sarva-dvārāṇi | all gates |
| sanyamya | sanyamya | restraining |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | the mind |
| hṛidi | hṛidi | in the heart region |
| nirudhya | nirudhya | confining |
| cha | cha | and |
| mūrdhni | mūrdhni | in the head |
| ādhāya | ādhāya | establish |
| ātmanaḥ | ātmanaḥ | of the self |
| prāṇam | prāṇam | the life breath |
| āsthitaḥ | āsthitaḥ | situated (in) |
| yoga-dhāraṇām | yoga-dhāraṇām | the yogic concentration |
Having closed all the gates, confined the mind in the heart, and fixed the life-breath in the head, engage in the practice of concentration.
सब (इन्द्रियों के) द्वारों को संयमित कर मन को हृदय में स्थिर करके और प्राण को मस्तक में स्थापित करके योगधारणा में स्थित हुआ।।