Yogatattva Upanishad — Verse 80

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अनभ्यासवतश्चैव वृथागोष्ठ्या न सिद्ध्यति । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन योगमेव सदाभ्यसेत्॥८०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अनभ्यास-वतश्च एव वृथा-गोष्ठ्या न सिद्ध्यति । तस्मात् सर्व-प्रयत्नेन योगम् एव सदा अभ्यसेत् ॥

IAST Transliteration

anabhyāsavataś caiva vṛthā-goṣṭhyā na siddhyati | tasmāt sarva-prayatnena yogam eva sadābhyaset ||80||

Translation

Pour celui qui est sans pratique, l’accomplissement ne s’obtient pas par de vaines conversations. C’est pourquoi, de tout son effort, qu’il pratique toujours le yoga, le yoga seul.

Academic Translation

For one without practice, accomplishment is not attained by mere idle talk. Therefore, with every effort, one should always practice yoga alone.

Verse Context

• Sādhana (means) over vāda (mere discourse); siddhi through abhyāsa
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)