Word meanings
- asanyata-ātmanā
- one whose mind is unbridled
- yogaḥ
- Yog
- duṣprāpaḥ
- difficult to attain
- iti
- thus
- me
- my
- matiḥ
- opinion
- vaśya-ātmanā
- by one whose mind is controlled
- tu
- but
- yatatā
- one who strives
- śakyaḥ
- possible
- avāptum
- to achieve
- upāyataḥ
- by right means
Translations
I think Yoga is hard to be attained by one with an uncontrolled self, but the self-controlled and striving one can attain it by the appropriate means.
It is not possible to attain Self-Realization unless one knows how to control oneself; however, for one who, striving by the proper means, learns such control, it is possible.
My conviction is that Yoga is difficult to attain for one with an uncontrolled mind. But it is possible to attain through the aforementioned means for one who strives and has a controlled mind.
जिसका मन पूरा वशमें नहीं है, उसके द्वारा योग प्राप्त होना कठिन है। परन्तु उपायपूर्वक यत्न करनेवाले वश्यात्माको योग प्राप्त हो सकता है, ऐसा मेरा मत है।Commentary
Uncontrolled self he who has not controlled the senses and the mind by the constant practice of dispassion and meditation. Selfcontrolled he who has controlled the mind by the constant practice of dispassion and meditation. He can attain Selfrealisation by the right means and constant endeavour.