Shloka 9

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शकनोषि मयि स्थिरम्‌ | अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनंजय,यदि तू मनको मुझमें अचल स्थापन करनेके लिये समर्थ नहीं है तो हे अर्जुन! अभ्यासरूप योगके द्वारा मुझको प्राप्त होनेके लिये इच्छा कर

atha cittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram | abhyāsayogena tato mām icchāptuṁ dhanañjaya ||

E se não consegues firmar a tua mente em Mim com constância, ó Dhanañjaya, busca então alcançar-Me pela disciplina da prática repetida. Quando a absorção interior direta ainda não é possível, deve-se adotar um treinamento sustentado da atenção e da conduta, para que a devoção se torne estável e eticamente transformadora, e não meramente emocional.

athanow/then
atha:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha
cittammind
cittam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootcitta
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
samādhātumto fix/compose (steadily)
samādhātum:
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-√dhā
FormTumun (infinitive)
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
śaknoṣiyou are able
śaknoṣi:
TypeVerb
Root√śak
FormPresent (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
mayiin me
mayi:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
FormLocative, Singular
sthiramsteady/firm
sthiram:
TypeAdjective
Rootsthira
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
abhyāsa-yogenaby the yoga of practice
abhyāsa-yogena:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootabhyāsa-yoga
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ
māmme
mām:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
FormAccusative, Singular
icchadesire/seek
iccha:
TypeVerb
Root√iṣ
FormImperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
āptumto attain
āptum:
TypeVerb
Root√āp
FormTumun (infinitive)
dhanaṃjayaO Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
dhanaṃjaya:
TypeNoun
Rootdhanaṃjaya
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)
K
Krishna (implied by 'mayi/mām' = 'in Me/Me')

Educational Q&A

If unwavering inner absorption in the Divine is not yet possible, one should adopt abhyāsa-yoga—consistent, repeated practice—to gradually stabilize the mind and make devotion steady and mature.

In the dialogue on the battlefield, guidance is given to Arjuna about spiritual methods: when direct, stable concentration on the Divine cannot be maintained, Arjuna is instructed to pursue a practical path of disciplined practice to attain that goal.