Bhagavad Gita BG 6.18
Chapter 6, Verse 18 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
यदा विनियतं चित्तं आत्मन्येवावतिष्ठते । निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥
yada viniyatam cittam atmany evAvatiShThate nihsprhah sarva-kamebhyo yukta ity ucyate tada
Meaning
When the thoroughly disciplined mind rests in the Self alone — free from longing for all desires — then that one is called yukta (united).
Understanding
The definition of yukta via the state of the mind: viniyatam cittam (the thoroughly disciplined, completely controlled mind) avatiShThate (rests, abides) atmani eva (in the Self alone). Combined with nishsprhah sarva-kamebhyah (free from longing for ALL desires — not just some). Then — tada (at that moment) — that person is called yukta. Not by name or ritual or status but by this inner state: the mind resting in the Self, free from desire's pull.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| विनियतम् | viniyatam | thoroughly disciplined, completely controlled |
| अवतिष्ठते | avatiShThate | rests, abides, stands still in |
| निःस्पृहः | nihsprhah | without longing, free from craving |
| सर्वकामेभ्यः | sarva-kamebhyah | from all desires (sarva = all, kama = desire) |
| युक्तः | yuktah | united, yoked, the established yogi |
| यदा | yadā | when / at the time when |
| चित्तम् | cittam | the mind / the consciousness |
| आत्मनि | ātmani | in the self / in the Self |
| एव | eva | alone / only (in the self alone) |
| इति | iti | thus (he is said to be in yoga) |
| उच्यते | ucyate | is said / is called |
| तदा | tadā | then / at that time |