Bhagavad Gita BG 6.8
Chapter 6, Verse 8 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः । युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ॥
jnana-vijnana-trptatma kutastha vijitendriyas yukta ity ucyate yogi sama-loshta-ashma-kancanah
Meaning
Satisfied in the Self by jnana and vijnana, immovable (kutastha), with conquered senses — such a yogi is called yukta (united). Clod of earth, stone, and gold are the same to that one.
Understanding
Portrait of the yukta yogi: (1) jnana-vijnana-trtptatma — satisfied by jnana (theoretical/scriptural knowledge) and vijnana (direct experiential knowledge). Not just intellectually informed but fulfilled by realized knowledge. (2) Kutastha — immovable like an anvil (kuta), unshaken. (3) Vijitendriyas — senses completely mastered. Result: sama-loshta-ashma-kancana — equally regards a clod of earth, a stone, and gold. The equal-seeing that goes beyond economic value to the same Self in all material.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| विज्ञान | vijnana | direct experiential/realized knowledge |
| तृप्तात्मा | trptatma | one whose self is satisfied, fulfilled |
| कूटस्थः | kutasthah | immovable like an anvil, unshaken, steady |
| समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः | sama-loshta-ashma-kancanah | same in clod of earth, stone, and gold |
| ज्ञान | jñāna | knowledge (jnana-vijnana — theoretical and realized) |
| विजितेन्द्रियः | vijita-indriyaḥ | one who has conquered the senses |
| युक्तः | yuktaḥ | united / absorbed / disciplined |
| इति | iti | thus (is said to be a yogi) |
| उच्यते | ucyate | is said / is called |
| योगी | yogī | a yogi / one in union with the divine |