Verse 2.48
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga ucyate
Word-by-Word Meanings
yoga-sthaḥ-established in yoga
saṅgam-attachment
tyaktvā-having abandoned
siddhi-asiddhyoḥ-in success and failure
samatvam-equanimity
yoga ucyate-is called yoga
Translation
Perform actions established in yoga, abandoning attachment, O Dhananjaya. Be equal in success and failure, for equanimity is called yoga.
Commentary
Krishna provides his definition of yoga: samatvam (equanimity). Yoga is not withdrawal from action but performing action with inner balance, unshaken by success or failure. This definition transforms yoga from a mere technique into a way of being in the world.
Themes
yogakarmaduty