Shloka 23

अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman

Devanagari script

सम्बन्ध-- बीसवें; इक्कीसवें और बाईसवें श्लोकोंगें परमात्माकी प्राप्तिरूप जिस स्थितिके महत्त्व और लक्षणोंका वर्णन किया गया

Transliteration

taṁ vidyād duḥkha-saṁyoga-viyogaṁ yoga-saṁjñitam | sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo 'nirviṇṇa-cetasā ||

Translation

Alamin na ang kalagayang tinatawag na “Yoga” ay ang pagkaputol mula sa masakit na pagkakadugtong sa pagdurusang makamundo. Ang Yoga na iyon ay dapat isagawa nang may matibay na pasiya, na may isip na hindi nalulugmok sa panghihina ng loob—matatag, matiisin, at masikap.

Word by Word

• तम्: that (state/it)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विद्यात्: should know
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दुःख-संयोग-वियोगम्: separation from the conjunction with sorrow
• दुःख-संयोग-वियोगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• योग-संज्ञितम्: called ‘yoga’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संज्ञित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: that (yoga)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निश्चयेन: with determination
• निश्चयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• योक्तव्यः: to be practiced / must be yoked
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगः: yoga
• योगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनिर्विण्ण-चेतसा: with an unwearied (undaunted) mind
• अनिर्विण्ण-चेतसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Yoga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Yoga is defined as the deliberate separation from the mind’s entanglement with suffering, and it must be pursued with unwavering resolve and a non-despondent, steady mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of the Kurukṣetra context, the teaching turns to inner discipline: the speaker defines what “Yoga” truly means and urges committed practice without discouragement.