Verse 6.46

तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः ।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥

6.46

Transliteration

tapasvibhyo'dhiko yogī jñānibhyo'pi mato'dhikaḥ |

karmibhyaścādhiko yogī tasmādyogī bhavārjuna ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

The Yogi is thought to be superior to the ascetics and even superior to men of 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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Word by word

than ascetics
greater
the yogi
than men of learning
even
is considered
greater

than men of ritual action
and
greater
the yogi
therefore
a yogi
be
O Arjuna

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna now compares the yogi with others. The yogi is greater than ascetics who practise bodily austerity, greater than those learned in scripture, and greater than those devoted to ritual works. Therefore Arjuna should become a yogi. Each of these groups may possess one valuable element, but the yogi integrates discipline, understanding and action in a direct pursuit of the goal. The verse is the chapter's practical call to Arjuna, and it prepares for the final verse, which names the best yogi of all.