असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥
asaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ |vaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo 'vāptum upāyataḥ ||
- असंयतात्मना · asaṃyatātmanā
- by the uncontrolled self
- योगः · yogaḥ
- yoga
- दुष्प्रापः · duṣprāpaḥ
- hard to attain
- मतिः · matiḥ
- conviction
- वश्यात्मना · vaśyātmanā
- by the self-controlled
- यतता · yatatā
- by the striving
- शक्यः · śakyaḥ
- possible
- उपायतः · upāyataḥ
- by right means
“Yoga is hard to attain by the uncontrolled self — this is my conviction. But by the self-controlled and striving, it can be reached through right means.”
— Original plain-language translation
Possibility replaces impossibility when method joins effort. Self-control and striving are the paired qualifications. The wind can be sailed, if not seized.
— Reader's notes (original)