Chapter 6 · Verse 16
Path of Meditation
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः। न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन
nātyaśhnatastu yogo ’sti na chaikāntam anaśhnataḥ na chāti-svapna-śhīlasya jāgrato naiva chārjuna
Word Meanings
na — not; ati — too much; aśhnataḥ — of one who eats; tu — however; yogaḥ — Yog; asti — there is; na — not; cha — and; ekāntam — at all; anaśhnataḥ — abstaining from eating; na — not; cha — and; ati — too much; svapna-śhīlasya — of one who sleeps; jāgrataḥ — of one who does not sleep enough; na — not; eva — certainly; cha — and; arjuna — Arjun
Translation
Yoga is not for one who eats too much, nor for one who does not eat at all; nor for one who sleeps too much, nor for one who stays always awake, O Arjuna.
Commentary