Bhagavad Gita 6.16 meaningBalanced lifestyle
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Don’t eat or sleep too much — or too little.”
What it means
“Meditation isn't for those who eat too much or too little, or who sleep too much or too little.”
The original Sanskrit
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः । न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन ॥
nātyaśnatastu yogo.asti na caikāntamanaśnataḥ na cātisvapnaśīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna
Translations
Literal translation
But, O Arjuna, Yoga is not for one who eats too much, nor for one who does not eat at all; neither for one who habitually sleeps too long, nor surely for one who keeps awake.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
परन्तु, हे अर्जुन ! यह योग उस पुरुष के लिए सम्भव नहीं होता, जो अधिक खाने वाला है या बिल्कुल न खाने वाला है तथा जो अधिक सोने वाला है या सदा जागने वाला है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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