Verse 44

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मनोऽप्यन्यत्र निक्षिप्तं चक्षुरन्यत्र पातितम् । तथापि योगिनां योगो ह्यविच्छिन्नः प्रवर्तते ॥४४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

मनः । अपि । अन्यत्र । निक्षिप्तम् । चक्षुः । अन्यत्र । पातितम् । तथा । अपि । योगिनाम् । योगः । हि । अविच्छिन्नः । प्रवर्तते ॥४४॥

IAST Transliteration

mano 'py anyatra nikṣiptaṃ cakṣur anyatra pātitam | tathāpi yogināṃ yogo hy avicchinnaḥ pravartate ||44||

Translation

แม้จิตจะถูกวางไว้ที่อื่น และสายตาจะทอดไปที่อื่น กระนั้นโยคะของเหล่าโยคีก็ดำเนินไปโดยไม่ขาดสาย

Academic Translation

Even if the mind is placed elsewhere and the eye is cast elsewhere, nevertheless the yoga of yogins indeed proceeds uninterruptedly.

Verse Context

• Abhyāsa and steadiness (niṣṭhā); uninterrupted yoga (avicchinna-yoga)
• Mahavakya: Indirect—describes stability conducive to mahāvākya-jñāna-niṣṭhā (abidance in realized truth).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)