Verse 2.48
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय ।
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥
Transliteration
yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya |
siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṃ yoga ucyate ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure. Evenness of mind is called Yoga.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
Established in yoga, perform actions, Dhananjaya, abandoning attachment and staying even in success and failure. Evenness is called yoga.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna defines yoga. Established in yoga, one should act, giving up attachment and remaining even in success and failure. This evenness (samatva) is called yoga. The definition is practical rather than technical. Yoga here is not first a set of postures or breathing methods but an inner balance that one brings into every action. The epithet Dhananjaya, winner of wealth, reminds Arjuna of his past successes, which he is now asked to hold lightly.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08