Shloka 42

सम्बन्ध-- साधारण योगश्रष्ट पुरुषोंकी गति बतलाकर अब आसक्तिरहित उच्च श्रेणीके योगश्रष्ट पुरुषोंकी विशेष गतिका वर्णन करते हैं-- अथवाः योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्‌ । एतद्ि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्‌

athavā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām | etad hi durlabhataram loke janma yad īdṛśam ||

Oder aber er wird in die Familienlinie weiser Yogins hineingeboren. Eine solche Geburt ist in der Welt überaus selten—sie stellt den Menschen in die Mitte disziplinierter, klar unterscheidender Suchender, wo der Weg des Yoga von selbst getragen wird und die Macht der Anhaftung schwächer ist.

अथवाor else
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
योगिनाम्of yogins
योगिनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयोगिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कुलेin a family
कुले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भवतिis born/comes to be
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
धीमताम्of the wise
धीमताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
दुर्लभतरम्more difficult to obtain
दुर्लभतरम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्लभतर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Comparative
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
जन्मbirth
जन्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
ईदृशम्such (of this kind)
ईदृशम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

Y
yogin (yogins)
D
dhīmat (the wise/discerning)

Educational Q&A

Spiritual effort is not wasted: one who has advanced in yoga but not reached completion gains a highly supportive rebirth—specifically among wise yogins—yet such an opportunity is rare, underscoring the value of sustained discipline and detachment.

In the dialogue context, the speaker explains the post-mortem destiny of a yoga practitioner who falls short of final attainment, distinguishing a special, higher outcome: rebirth in a lineage of discerning yogins, where conditions favor resuming and completing the practice.