Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 46
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः । कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन
tapasvibhyo'dhiko yogī jñānibhyo'pi mato'dhikaḥ | karmibhyaścādhiko yogī tasmādyogī bhavārjuna
Translation
A Yogin is deemed superior to men of austerity, and superior to even men of knowledge; he is also superior to men of action; therefore be thou a Yogin, O Arjuna.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- tapasvibhyaḥ
- than the ascetics
- adhikaḥ
- higher
- yogī
- the yogi
- jñānibhyaḥ
- than the wise
- api
- also
- mataḥ
- thought
- adhikaḥ
- greater
- karmibhyaḥ
- than the actors
- ca
- and
- adhikaḥ
- greater
- yogī
- the yogi
- tasmāt
- therefore
- yogī
- a yogi
- bhava
- be
- arjuna
- O Arjuna
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Knowledge: of the teachings of the śāstra. Action: such as Agnihotra, worship of the sacred fire.