Shloka 55
Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi
Devanagari script
योगादभ्यसते यस्तु व्यसनं नैव जायते एवमभ्यस्यमानस्तु मुनेः प्राणो विनिर्दहेत्
Transliteration
yogādabhyasate yastu vyasanaṃ naiva jāyate evamabhyasyamānastu muneḥ prāṇo vinirdahet
Translation
ਜੋ ਯੋਗ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਨਸ਼ਿਆਂ/ਵਿਆਸਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਜਨਮਿਆ ਪਤਨ ਜਾਂ ਆਫ਼ਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ। ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਹੋਣ ਤੇ ਮੁਨੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਨਾਲ ਬੰਧਨ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਮਲਿਨਤਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾੜ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
योगात् (yogāt)through Yoga
योगात् (yogāt):
अभ्यसते (abhyasate)practices, repeatedly applies
अभ्यसते (abhyasate):
यः (yaḥ)who
यः (yaḥ):
तु (tu)indeed
तु (tu):
व्यसनम् (vyasanam)misfortune, vice, addiction-like downfall
व्यसनम् (vyasanam):
नैव (naiva)not at all
नैव (naiva):
जायते (jāyate)arises
जायते (jāyate):
एवम् (evam)thus, in this manner
एवम् (evam):
अभ्यस्यमानः (abhyasyamānaḥ)being practiced, steadily cultivated
अभ्यस्यमानः (abhyasyamānaḥ):
तु (tu)indeed
तु (tu):
मुनेः (muneḥ)of the sage
मुनेः (muneḥ):
प्राणः (prāṇaḥ)vital breath, life-force
प्राणः (prāṇaḥ):
विनिर्दहेत् (vinirdahet)would burn up completely, would consume
विनिर्दहेत् (vinirdahet):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)