Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 24 (13.24)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
ध्यानेनाऽऽत्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना
अन्ये साङ्ख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे
॥ 13.24 ॥
dhyānenā''tmani paśyanti kecidātmānamātmanā
anye sāṅkhyena yogena karmayogena cāpare
Translation
"Some see the Self within themselves, through the mind, by meditation; others by the yoga of Sankhya (knowledge), and still others by karma yoga."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya — a definition of meditation. śabdādibhyo viṣayebhyaḥ śrotrādīni karaṇāni manasi upasaṃhṛtya, manaś ca pratyakcetayitari, ekāgratayā yat cintanaṃ tat dhyānam — withdrawing the senses from their objects into the mind, and the mind into the inner consciousness, and contemplating one-pointedly; the analogy dhyāyatīva bakaḥ, dhyāyatīva pṛthivī, dhyāyantīva parvatāḥ (Chhā. 7.6.1) — still like a heron, the earth, the mountains; tailadhārāvat saṃtataḥ avicchinnapratyayo dhyānam.
Acharya Ramanuja. kecit niṣpannayogā … dhyānena bhaktiyogena paśyanti — accomplished yogis see through meditation (bhakti yoga); anye ca aniṣpannayogāḥ sāṃkhyena yogena jñānayogena yogayogyaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā — yogis not yet mature, through jnana yoga, making the mind fit for yoga.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.