नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः ।न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन ॥
nātyaśnatas tu yogo 'sti na caikāntam anaśnataḥ |na cātisvapnaśīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna ||
- न अत्यश्नतः · na atyaśnataḥ
- not for one who eats too much
- योगः · yogaḥ
- yoga
- अनश्नतः · anaśnataḥ
- for one who eats nothing
- अतिस्वप्नशीलस्य · atisvapnaśīlasya
- for one given to too much sleep
- जाग्रतः · jāgrataḥ
- for one always wakeful
- अर्जुन · arjuna
- O Arjuna
“Yoga is not for one who eats too much, nor for one who eats nothing at all, nor for one given to too much sleep or to constant waking, O Arjuna.”
— Original plain-language translation
Extremes of food and sleep are named as yoga-breakers. Both indulgence and harsh denial disturb the seat. Balance in the body prepares balance in the mind.
— Reader's notes (original)