यदारम्भेषु निर्विण्णो विरक्त: संयतेन्द्रिय: । अभ्यासेनात्मनो योगी धारयेदचलं मन: ॥ १८ ॥
yadārambheṣu nirviṇṇo viraktaḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ abhyāsenātmano yogī dhārayed acalaṁ manaḥ
- yadā
- when
- ārambheṣu
- in material endeavors
- nirviṇṇaḥ
- hopeless
- viraktaḥ
- detached
- saṁyata
- completely controlling
- indriyaḥ
- the senses
- abhyāsena
- by practice
- ātmanaḥ
- of the soul
- yogī
- the transcendentalist
- dhārayet
- should concentrate
- acalam
- steady
- manaḥ
- the mind
A transcendentalist, having become disgusted and hopeless in all endeavors for material happiness, completely controls the senses and develops detachment. By spiritual practice he should then fix the mind on the spiritual platform without deviation.