Shloka 16

अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman

Devanagari script

नात्यश्षतस्तु योगो$स्ति न चैकान्तमनश्रतः । न चाति स्वप्रशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन

Transliteration

nātyaśnataḥ tu yogo 'sti na caikāntam anaśrataḥ | na cāti-svapnaśīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna ||

Translation

O Arjuna, yoga is not attainable for one who eats to excess, nor for one who does not eat at all. It is not for one given to too much sleep, nor for one who keeps awake without measure.

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• ati-aśnataḥ: of one who eats too much
• ati-aśnataḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + aśnat (√aś 'to eat')
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular (used adverbially: 'for one who eats too much')

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu

• yogaḥ: yoga (discipline/union)
• yogaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• asti: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as
• Form: Present, 3rd person, Singular

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• ekāntam: entirely/absolutely
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekānta
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular (used adverbially: 'entirely/absolutely')

• anaśnataḥ: of one who does not eat (fasts)
• anaśnataḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anaśnat (a- + √aś 'to eat')
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular (used adverbially: 'for one who does not eat/fasts')

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• ati-svapna-śīlasya: of one habituated to excessive sleep
• ati-svapna-śīlasya: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + svapna + śīla
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular (used adverbially: 'for one given to too much sleep')

• jāgrataḥ: of one who is (over-)wakeful
• jāgrataḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāgrat (√jāgar 'to be awake')
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular (used adverbially: 'for one who stays awake too much')

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• eva: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• arjuna: O Arjuna
• arjuna: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna