Verse 12.9

bg.12.9

Sanskrit

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।

Sanskrit (gita/gita data/verse.json)

Transliteration

atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato mām ichchhāptuṁ dhanañjaya

Transliteration (gita/gita data/verse.json)

English

If you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me through the yoga of constant practice, O Arjuna.

English — Swami Sivananda (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)

Hindi

।।12.9।।अगर तू मनको मेरेमें अचलभावसे स्थिर (अर्पण) करनेमें समर्थ नहीं है, तो हे धनञ्जय ! अभ्यासयोगके द्वारा तू मेरी प्राप्तिकी इच्छा कर।

Hindi — Swami Ramsukhdas (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)

Modern English

atha—if; chittam—mind; samādhātum—to fix; na śhaknoṣhi—(you) are unable; mayi—on me; sthiram—steadily; abhyāsa-yogena—by uniting with God through repeated practice; tataḥ—then; mām—me; ichchhā—desire; āptum—to attain; dhanañjaya—Arjun, the conqueror of wealth

Word meanings (gita/gita data/verse.json)

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