Chapter 6, Verse 25
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया। आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
śanaiḥ śanairuparamed buddhyā dhṛtigṛhītayā. ātmasaṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcidapi cintayet.।6.25।।
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- शनैः शनैः
- gradually, little by little (repeated for emphasis)
- उपरमेद्
- one should withdraw/cease (from activity)
- बुद्ध्या
- with the intellect
- धृतिगृहीतया
- held firm by steadfastness/fortitude
- आत्मसंस्थं
- fixed/established in the Self
- मनः
- the mind
- कृत्वा
- having made
- न किञ्चित्
- nothing
- अपि
- even, at all
- चिन्तयेत्
- one should think of
Commentary
25, Little by little let him withdraw, by reason (buddhi) held in firmness ; keeping the mind established in the Self, let him not think of anything.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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शनैः शनैः
उपरमेद्
बुद्ध्या
धृतिगृहीतया
आत्मसंस्थं
मनः
कृत्वा
न किञ्चित्
अपि
चिन्तयेत्
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