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तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः। कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।

tapasvibhyo ’dhiko yogī jñānibhyo ’pi mato ’dhikaḥ karmibhyaśh chādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 6, Verse 46
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
The yogi is thought to be superior to the ascetics, even superior to those who have knowledge obtained through the study of scriptures; he is also superior to men of action; therefore, be thou a yogi, O Arjuna.

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Why: the yogi is considered superior to the ascetic, superior to the person of mere knowledge, and superior to the person of mere ritual action, therefore, become a yogi, ranking integrated practice above any single isolated approach.

In life: someone who combines discipline, understanding, and consistent action tends to develop more fully than someone excelling narrowly at only one of those.

Teaching: notice if you're overinvesting in only one dimension of growth, pure knowledge, pure discipline, pure activity, and work toward integrating more of the others alongside it.

tapasvibhyaḥthan the ascetics
adhikaḥsuperior
yogīa yogi
jñānibhyaḥthan the persons of learning
apieven
mataḥconsidered
adhikaḥsuperior
karmibhyaḥthan the ritualistic performers
chaand
adhikaḥsuperior
yogīa yogi
tasmāttherefore
yogīa yogi
bhavajust become
arjunaArjun

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
6.46 तपस्विभ्यः than ascetics? अधिकः superior? योगी the Yogi? ज्ञानिभ्यः than the wise? अपि even? मतः thought? अधिकः superior? कर्मिभ्यः than the men of action? च and? अधिकः superior? योगी the Yogi? तस्मात् therefore? योगी a Yogi? भव be? अर्जुन O Arjuna.Commentary Tapasvi One who observes the austerities of speech? mind and body prescribed in chapter XVII. 14? 15 and 16.Jnani One who has a knowledge of the scriptures (an indirect knowledge or theoretical knowledge of the Self).Karmi He who performs the Vedic rituals.To all these the Yogi is superior? for he has the direct knowledge of the Self through intuition or direct cognition through Nirvikalpa Samadhi. (Cf.V.2XII.12XIII.24)