Dattātreyayogaśāstra 106–107: From Stable Union to Deep Accumulation

Sustained practice brings about the Ghaṭa stage; idle discussion without practice does not perfect yoga. The yogi should therefore continue with every effort until the Paricaya stage arises from practice.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Nils Jacob Liersch 23.07.2019

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 106

एवं भवेद्घटावस्था सतताभ्यासयोगतः |

evaṃ bhaved ghaṭāvasthā; satatābhyāsa-yogataḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

evam	evam adverb	thus
bhavet 3rd person singular aktive optative	bhū verbal root	becomes
ghaṭa tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	ghaṭa substantive masculine	union, joining
avasthā nominative singular	avasthā substantive feminine	state
satata karmadhāraya-compound	satata adjective	constant, continuous
abhyāsa tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	abhyāsa substantive masculine	practice
yogataḥ	yogatas adverb	through application

अनभ्यासेन योगस्य वृथागोष्ठ्या न सिध्यति ||106||

anabhyāsena yogasya; vṛthā-goṣṭhyā na sidhyati ||106|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

anabhyāsena instrumental case singular	an previx abhyāsa substantive masculine	without practice
yogasya genitive singular	yoga substantive masculine	of yoga
vṛthā karmadhāraya-compound	vṛthā adverb	idle, futile
goṣṭhyā instrumental case singular	goṣṭhī substantive feminine	through discourse, talk
na	na particle	not
sidhyati 3rd person singular aktive present	sidh verbal root	is mastered, succeeds

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

The Union Stage, Ghaṭa, arises through steady practice. Yoga is not realised through idle talk without practice.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

bhaved ghaṭāvasthā satatābhyāsayogataḥ JM2024 ] bhavet ghaṭāvasthā sadābhyāsasya yoginaḥ DYŚ

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Dattātreyayogaśāstra 107

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन योगमेव समभ्यसेत् |

tasmāt sarva-prayatnena; yogam eva samabhyaset | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

tasmāt ablative singular neuter	tad pronoun	therefore, for that reason
sarva karmadhāraya-compound	sarva pronoun quant	all
prayatnena instrumental case singular	prayatna substantive masculine	carefully
yogam accusative singular	yoga substantive masculine	yoga
eva	eva particle	precisely
samabhyaset 3rd person singular aktive optative	sam previx abhi previx as verbal root	should practise

ततः परिचयावस्था जायते ऽभ्यासयोगतः ||107||

tataḥ paricayāvasthā; jāyate 'bhyāsa-yogataḥ ||107|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

tataḥ	tatas adverb	then
paricaya tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	paricaya substantive masculine	accumulation, familiarity
avasthā nominative singular	avasthā substantive feminine	state
jāyate 3rd person singular medial present	jan verbal root	arises
abhyāsa tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	abhyāsa substantive masculine	practice
yogataḥ	yogatas adverb	through application

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Therefore (tasmāt | abl sg n), one should make every effort (sarvaprayatnena | ins sg) to practise (samabhyaset | 3p sg act opt) nothing but (eva) yoga (yogam | acc sg). Then (tataḥ), the Accumulation Stage (paricayāvasthā | nom sg) arises (jāyate | 3p sg med pres) from engaging in the practice (abhyāsayogataḥ).

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

One should therefore devote every effort to yoga. Sustained practice gives rise to the Accumulation Stage, Paricaya.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

samabhyaset JM2024 ] sadābhyaset DYŚ

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24.02.2022

Daily practice first! Vielleicht nicht Tag und Nacht, aber regelmäßig. Eine unabdingbare Voraussetzung, um zu unterrichten. Vielleicht sogar die Wichtigste.

24.02.2022

"Ashtanga Yoga is 99% Transpiration and 1% Explanation" - Pattabhi Jois
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