भगवद्गीता bhagavad-gītā - chapter-6, verse-33

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अर्जुन उवाच ।
योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन ।
एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात्स्थितिं स्थिराम् ॥३३॥

33. arjuna uvāca ,
yo'yaṁ yogastvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana ,
etasyāhaṁ na paśyāmi cañcalatvātsthitiṁ sthirām.

33. arjuna uvāca yaḥ ayam yogaḥ tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana
etasya aham na paśyāmi cañcalatvāt sthitim sthirām

33. arjuna uvāca madhusūdana yaḥ ayam yogaḥ tvayā sāmyena
proktaḥ etasya aham cañcalatvāt sthirām sthitim na paśyāmi

33. Arjuna said: O Madhusudana, I do not perceive a stable state for this `yoga` which You have proclaimed as being characterized by equanimity, due to the mind's flickering nature.

Words meanings summery:

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अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (proper noun)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

अयम् (ayam) - this

योगः (yogaḥ) - the discipline of yoga (yoga) (yoga, union, discipline, method)

त्वया (tvayā) - by You (singular)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, spoken, proclaimed

साम्येन (sāmyena) - by equality, with equanimity, by impartiality

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusudana (slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Krishna)

एतस्य (etasya) - of this, for this

अहम् (aham) - I

न (na) - not, no

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

चञ्चलत्वात् (cañcalatvāt) - due to restlessness, because of flickering nature

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - stability, state, condition, steadiness

स्थिराम् (sthirām) - steady, firm, stable

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of Pandava prince)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active (parasmaipada) of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'yogaḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, qualifies 'yogaḥ'.

योगः (yogaḥ) - the discipline of yoga (yoga) (yoga, union, discipline, method)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, connection, discipline, method, spiritual practice

Derived from root yuj (to join, to unite)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Term `yoga` is mentioned in instructions.

त्वया (tvayā) - by You (singular)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Used with passive participle 'proktaḥ'.

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, spoken, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, spoken, proclaimed, stated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'yogaḥ'.

साम्येन (sāmyena) - by equality, with equanimity, by impartiality

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāmya

sāmya - equality, impartiality, equanimity, sameness

Derived from sama (equal) + -ya (suffix for abstract nouns)

Note: Indicates the nature or means of the yoga.

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusudana (slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of Madhu (epithet of Krishna)

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhu+sūdana)

madhu – Madhu (name of a demon)
proper noun (masculine)
sūdana – slayer, destroyer
noun (masculine)
agent noun
Derived from root sūd (to destroy, kill)
Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Addressed to Krishna.

एतस्य (etasya) - of this, for this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'yogaḥ'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, Me

Note: Subject of 'paśyāmi'.

न (na) - not, no