Gita Verse 18.52

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 52

Sanskrit Verse

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः। ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

Transliteration

vivikta-sevī laghv-āśhī yata-vāk-kāya-mānasaḥ

dhyāna-yoga-paro nityaṁ vairāgyaṁ samupāśhritaḥ

Word meanings

vivikta-sevī—relishing solitude; laghu-āśhī—eating light; yata—controls; vāk—speech; kāya—body; mānasaḥ—and mind; dhyāna-yoga-paraḥ—engaged in meditation; nityam—always; vairāgyam—dispassion; samupāśhritaḥ—having taken shelter of;

Swami Sivananda's translation

Dwelling in solitude, eating sparingly, with speech, body, and mind subdued, always engaged in meditation and concentration, and resorting to dispassion.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18