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Verse 6·36

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Verse

असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥

asaṁyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥvaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo’vāptumupāyataḥ

Gītā 6·36

By one who is not self-controlled, this Yoga is difficult to attain; but by the self-controlled, it is attainable by properly directed efforts.

Compiled rendering · Anilbaran Roy

AI translationAI-synthesised translation — not Sri Aurobindo’s text

His translation

KRISHNA Surely, O strong of arm, the mind is restless & hard to bridle, but by askesis, O son of Coonty, and by the turning away of the heart from its affections it can be caught & controlled. Very difficult of attainment is Yoga to the ungoverned spirit, so I hold, but when a man governeth himself & striveth by the right means Yoga is not impossible to attain.

CWSA 5 · Translations · The Bhagavad Gita: The First Six Chapters · p. 98

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