असंयत आत्मना योगः दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः
वश्य आत्मना तु यतता शक्यः अवाप्तुम् उपायतः
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।
वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥६:३६॥
asamyataatmanaa yogo dushpraapa iti me matih
vashyaatmanaa tu yatataa shakyo'vaaptumupaayatah ||6:36||
asamyata aatmanaa yogah dushpraapa iti me matih
vashya aatmanaa tu yatataa shakyah avaaptum upaayatah
Purport Without controlling yourself, in my opinion, it's difficult to attain Yog (union). But attempting to humble oneself, it is possible to attain it expediently.
आत्मना (aatmanaa) -- by onself; by yourself
योगः (yogah) -- Yog; union
दुष्प्राप (duspraapah) -- difficult to obtain; hard to attain
इति (iti) -- thus
मे (me) --for/to/of me
मतिः (matih) -- belief; opinion; intuition
आत्मना (aatmanaa) -- with/by soul/self
तु (tu) -- but
यतता (yatataa) -- attempting; striving
शक्यः (shakyah) -- possible; workable
अवाप्तुम् (avaaptum) -- to acquire; to obtain
उपायतः (upaayatah) -- cleverly; expediently