BG 6.46
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः ।
कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥
कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥
tapasvibhyo ’dhiko yogī jñānibhyo ’pi mato ’dhikaḥ
karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna
karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna
Word-for-word meanings
yogī — the yogī; adhikaḥ — [is] superior; tapasvibhyaḥ — to the ascetics; adhikaḥ — superior; jñānibhyaḥ api — even to the jñānīs; ca — and; yogī — the yogī; adhikaḥ — [is] superior; karmibhyaḥ — to those engaged in karma; mataḥ — this indeed is My opinion; tasmāt — therefore; arjuna — Arjuna; bhava — be; yogī — a yogī.
Translation
The yogī [who meditates on the Supreme Self] is superior to the ascetics, superior even to the jñānīs [those who realize the scriptural teachings on the Absolute as unqualified Brahman], and superior to those who engage in karma [with a material motive]. This indeed is My opinion. Therefore, Arjuna, be a yogī.