Bhagavad Gita 2.53
Sankhya Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला | समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ||२-५३||
Transliteration
śrutivipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niścalā . samādhāvacalā buddhistadā yogamavāpsyasi ||2-53||
When thy intellect, which is perplexed by the Veda text, which thou hast read, shall stand immovable and steady in the Self, then thou shalt attain Self-realisation.
Word by Word
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना perplexed by what hast heard, ते thy, यदा when, स्थास्यति shall stand, निश्चला immovable, समाधौ in the Self, अचला steady, बुद्धिः intellect, तदा then, योगम् Selfrealisation, अवाप्स्यसि (thou) shalt attain
Classical Commentary
When your intellect which is tossed about by the conflict of opinions regarding the Pravritti Marga (the path of action) and the Nivritti Marga (the path of retirement or renunciation) has become immovable without distraction and doubt and firmly established in the Self, then thou shalt attain Selfrealisation or knowledge of the Self (AtmaJnana).