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Anvaya

अग्रहणंagrahaṇaṃ

Abstinence (rejection)

दृश्यस्यdṛśyasya

of the objectified universe

कथं नु घटतेkathaṃ nu ghaṭate

how can it happen

देह–आत्मना तिष्ठतःdeha–ātmanā tiṣṭhataḥ

for a person identifying with the body–mind–complex

बाह्य–अर्थ–अनुभव–प्रसक्त–मनसःbāhya–artha–anubhava–prasakta–manasaḥ

for the one whose mind longs for the experience of external objects

तत्–तत्–क्रियां कुर्वतःtat–tat–kriyāṃ kurvataḥ

to a person who is pursuing those activities

करणीयम्karaṇīyam

It (abstinance) has to be done

यत्नतःyatnataḥ

with effort

संन्यस्त–अखिल–धर्म–कर्म–विषयैःsaṃnyasta–akhila–dharma–karma–viṣayaiḥ

by those who have renounced all activities, including those sanctioned by dharma

नित्य–आत्म–निष्ठा–परैःnitya–ātma–niṣṭhā–paraiḥ

by those who wish to abide in Atman

तत्त्वज्ञैःtattvajñaiḥ

by those who have realised the truth

आत्मनिātmani

in one’s self

सदाsadā

always

आनन्द–इच्छुभिःānanda–icchubhiḥ

those who desire bliss