Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 6, Verse 12: Krishna to Arjuna — Dhyāna-Yoga
Bhagavad Gītā 6.12
तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः । उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये ॥
tatra← tatra(14 verses)there, in that caseikāgraṃ manaḥ← manas(41 verses)accusative neuter singular nounmind (lower mind), the inner organ of perception kṛtvā← kṛ(42 verses)convto do, make (verbal root)attested in commentariesadvaitaयतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः चित्तंviśiṣṭādvaitaयतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः सर्वात्मना उपसंहृतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः आत्मविशुद्धये बन्धविमुक्तये योगं यु़ञ्ज्यात् आत्मावलोकनं कुbhaktiयोगं युञ्ज्यादभ्यसेत्advaita-bhaktiयोगमभ्यसेदिति तत्राह एकाग्रं राजसतामसव्युत्थानाख्यप्रागुक्तभूमित्रयपरित्यागेनैकविषयकधारावाहिकानेकवृत्तियुक्तमुद्रिक्तसत yata← √yam(9 verses)compound participle (compound member)to restrain, control (verbal root); also: which (relative)citt← citta(12 verses)compound (compound member)mind, thought, consciousness, mental substanceendriyakriyaḥ← kriyā(8 verses)nominative masculine singular nounaction, ritual act (from √kṛ)
upaviśy← upaviśconv(upa- + viś: to enter)attested in commentariesadvaitaयोगं युञ्ज्यात्viśiṣṭādvaitaयोगैकाग्रम् अव्याकुलम् मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः सर्वात्मना उपसंहृतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः आत्मविशुद्धये बन्धविमुक्तbhaktiएकाग्रं विक्षेपरहितं मनः कृत्वा योगं युञ्ज्यादभ्यसेत्āsane← āsana(3 verses)locative neuter singular nounseat, posture (from √ās 'sit') yuñj← √yuj(47 verses)present optative 3rd person singular verbto yoke, join, engage in (verbal root)yādy ogamātma← ātman(114 verses)compound (compound member)the Self, soul; one's own selfviśuddhaye← viśuddhidative feminine singular nouncomplete purity (vi- + śuddhi)attested in commentariesbhaktiउपशान्तये
spoken
Seated on that āsana, make the mind one-pointed, rein in the activity of the senses and mind together, and practice yoga for the purification of the self.