यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते ।निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥
yadā viniyataṃ cittam ātmany evāvatiṣṭhate |niḥspṛhaḥ sarvakāmebhyo yukta ity ucyate tadā ||
- यदा · yadā
- when
- विनियतम् · viniyatam
- fully restrained
- चित्तम् · cittam
- mind
- आत्मनि · ātmani
- in the self
- अवतिष्ठते · avatiṣṭhate
- rests
- निःस्पृहः · niḥspṛhaḥ
- free from longing
- सर्वकामेभ्यः · sarvakāmebhyaḥ
- for all desires
- युक्तः · yuktaḥ
- disciplined
“When the fully restrained mind rests in the self alone, free from longing for any desires — then he is called disciplined.”
— Original plain-language translation
The definition of yoked-ness is inward rest plus freedom from craving. Stillness without detachment is incomplete. Both conditions together mark the true yogi.
— Reader's notes (original)