BG - 18.52

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

vivikta-sevī laghv-āśhī yata-vāk-kāya-mānasaḥ dhyāna-yoga-paro nityaṁ vairāgyaṁ samupāśhritaḥ

• vivikta-sevī - relishing solitude
• laghu-āśhī - eating light
• yata - controls
• vāk - speech
• kāya - body
• mānasaḥ - and mind
• dhyāna-yoga-paraḥ - engaged in meditation
• nityam - always
• vairāgyam - dispassion
• samupāśhritaḥ - having taken shelter of
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Translation

Dwelling in solitude, eating sparingly, with speech, body, and mind subdued, always engaged in meditation and concentration, and resorting to dispassion.

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