Verse

BG.6.46

ध्यानयोग

Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation

dhyānayoga

Verses

6.46 तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः। कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन

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Word meanings

tapasvibhyaḥthan the ascetics;adhikaḥsuperior;yogīa yogi;jñānibhyaḥthan the persons of learning;apieven;mataḥconsidered;adhikaḥsuperior;karmibhyaḥthan the ritualistic performers;chaand;adhikaḥsuperior;yogīa yogi;tasmāttherefore;yogīa yogi;bhavajust become;arjunaArjun

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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

The person of Yoga is superior to the persons of austerities and is considered superior even to the persons of knowledge; and the person of Yoga is superior to the persons of action. Therefore, O Arjuna! you should become a person of Yoga.

Shri Purohit Swami

The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!

Swami Adidevananda

Greater than the austere, greater than those who possess knowledge, greater than the ritualists is the Yogin. Therefore, O Arjuna, become a Yogin.

Swami Gambirananda

A yogi is higher than men of austerity; he is considered higher even than men of knowledge. The yogi is also higher than men of action. Therefore, O Arjuna, do you become a yogi.

Swami Sivananda

The Yogi is thought to be superior to the ascetics and even superior to men of knowledge (obtained through the study of scriptures); he is also superior to men of action; therefore, be thou a Yogi, O Arjuna!