नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन ।तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन ॥
naite sṛtī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaścana | tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu yogayukto bhavārjuna ||
- न · na
- not
- एते सृती · ete sṛtī
- these two paths
- पार्थ · pārtha
- O Partha
- जानन् · jānan
- knowing
- योगी · yogī
- the yogi
- मुह्यति · muhyati
- is deluded
- कश्चन · kaścana
- any
- तस्मात् · tasmāt
- therefore
- योगयुक्तः भव · yogayuktaḥ bhava
- be disciplined in yoga
- अर्जुन · arjuna
- O Arjuna
“Knowing these two paths, O Partha, no yogi is deluded. Therefore at all times be disciplined in yoga, O Arjuna.”
— Original plain-language translation
Knowledge of the paths is itself protective — confusion lifts once the map is clear. The counsel repeats verse 7's always: steadiness at every hour. Delusion about the goal is the delusion that keeps one bound.
— Reader's notes (original)