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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 16

The Path of Meditation

नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः। न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन

nātyaśhnatastu yogo ’sti na chaikāntam anaśhnataḥ na chāti-svapna-śhīlasya jāgrato naiva chārjuna

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.16 mean?

Meditation is not for him who eats too much, nor for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overly addicted to sleep, nor for him who is always awake.

Word-by-word meaning

na—not · ati—too much · aśhnataḥ—of one who eats · tu—however · yogaḥ—Yog · asti—there is · na—not · cha—and · ekāntam—at all · anaśhnataḥ—abstaining from eating · na—not · cha—and · ati—too much · svapna-śhīlasya—of one who sleeps · jāgrataḥ—of one who does not sleep enough · na—not · eva—certainly · cha—and · arjuna—Arjun

meditation

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