Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15, Verse 11

यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् । यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः

yatanto yoginaścainaṃ paśyantyātmanyavasthitam | yatanto'pyakṛtātmāno nainaṃ paśyantyacetasaḥ

Translation

Those who strive, endued with Yoga, perceive Him dwelling in the self; though striving, those of unrefined self, devoid of wisdom, perceive Him not.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

yatantaḥ

striving

yoginaḥ

yogis

ca

and

enam

this

paśyanti

see

ātmani

in the Self

avasthitam

established

yatantaḥ

striving

api

also

akṛtātmānaḥ

not, made (purified), the Self, by whom, they

na

not

enam

this

paśyanti

see

acetasaḥ

mindless

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

Those who strive, well balanced in their mind, behold Him, the Self, dwelling in their own mind (buddhi): they recognise Him, "This I am." But though striving to know Him by means of proper authorities such as the scriptures (śāstra), men of unrefined self — whose self has not been regenerated by austerity (tapas) and subjugation of the senses, who have not abandoned their evil ways, whose pride has not been subdued — behold Him not.