ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना ।अन्ये साङ्ख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे ॥
dhyānenātmani paśyanti kecid ātmānam ātmanā |anye sāṅkhyena yogena karma-yogena cāpare ||
- ध्यानेन · dhyānena
- by meditation
- आत्मनि · ātmani
- in the self
- पश्यन्ति · paśyanti
- they see
- आत्मानम् · ātmānam
- the Self
- आत्मना · ātmanā
- by the self
- साङ्ख्येन योगेन · sāṅkhyena yogena
- by the discipline of understanding
- कर्मयोगेन · karma-yogena
- by the discipline of action
- अपरे · apare
- others
“By meditation some see the Self in the self by the self; others by the discipline of understanding, and still others by the discipline of action.”
— Original plain-language translation
Three roads to the same seeing — meditation, reflection, selfless action — honor different temperaments. The Gita refuses a single gate; the next verse adds a fourth, for those who can only trust and listen.
— Reader's notes (original)