तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः | कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ||६-४६||
tapasvibhyo.adhiko yogī jñānibhyo.api mato.adhikaḥ . karmibhyaścādhiko yogī tasmādyogī bhavārjuna ||6-46||
Chapter 6 · Verse 46
Dhyana Yoga
ध्यानयोग
In plain words
Tapasvi One who observes the austerities of speech mind and body prescribed in chapter XVII. 14 15 and 16. Jnani One who has a knowledge of the scriptures (an indirect knowledge or theoretical knowledge of the Self).
Translation
6.46 Greater than the austere, greater than those who possess knowledge, greater than the ritualists is the Yogin. Therefore, O Arjuna, become a Yogin.
Meaning
Tapasvi One who observes the austerities of speech mind and body prescribed in chapter XVII. 14 15 and 16. Jnani One who has a knowledge of the scriptures (an indirect knowledge or theoretical knowledge of the Self). Karmi He who performs the Vedic rituals. To all these the Yogi is superior for he has the direct knowledge of the Self through intuition or direct cognition through Nirvikalpa Samadhi. (Cf. V.2XII.12XIII.24)
Word by word
तपस्विभ्यः than ascetics अधिकः superior योगी the Yogi ज्ञानिभ्यः than the wise अपि even मतः thought अधिकः superior कर्मिभ्यः than the men of action च and अधिकः superior योगी the Yogi तस्मात् therefore योगी a Yogi भव be अर्जुन O Arjuna.