Chapter 18, Verse 52
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः। ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
viviktasevī laghvāśī yatavākkāyamānasaḥ. dhyānayogaparo nityaṃ vairāgyaṃ samupāśritaḥ..18.52..
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- विविक्तसेवी
- resorting to a secluded place
- लघ्वाशी
- eating lightly (moderate in food)
- यतवाक्कायमानसः
- having speech, body, and mind controlled
- ध्यानयोगपरः
- devoted to the yoga of meditation
- नित्यं
- always/constantly
- वैराग्यं
- dispassion/detachment
- समुपाश्रितः
- having fully taken refuge in
Commentary
52. Resorting to a sequestered spot, eating but little, speech and body and mind subdued? always engaged in meditation and concentration* endued with dispassion ;
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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विविक्तसेवी
लघ्वाशी
यतवाक्कायमानसः
ध्यानयोगपरः
नित्यं
वैराग्यं
समुपाश्रितः
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