Shloka 53

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

न्यायतः सेव्यमानस्तु स एवं स्वस्थतां व्रजेत् यथैव मृगराङ्नागः शरभो वापि दुर्मदः

Transliteration

nyāyataḥ sevyamānastu sa evaṃ svasthatāṃ vrajet yathaiva mṛgarāṅnāgaḥ śarabho vāpi durmadaḥ

Translation

Wird er gemäß Gerechtigkeit und rechtem Wandel gepflegt, so kehrt er zu Standhaftigkeit und Wohlergehen zurück; wie selbst ein wild berauschtes Tier — sei es ein rasender Elefant oder ein grimmiger Śarabha — unter Kontrolle gebracht wird.

Word by Word

• न्यायतः: according to justice/right method

• सेव्यमानः: being attended/served

• तु: indeed

• सः: he

• एवम्: thus

• स्वस्थताम्: health, composure, steadiness

• व्रजेत्: would attain/go to

• यथा एव: just as

• मृग-राङ्-नागः: a raging (wild) elephant

• शरभः: śarabha (a fierce mythical beast)

• वा अपि: or even

• दुर्मदः: intoxicated with pride/musth, violently arrogant

Speaker

Suta Goswami