न अति अश्नतः तु यॊगः अस्ति न च एकान्तम् अनश्नतः ।
न च अति स्वप्न शीलस्य जाग्रतः न एव च अर्जुन ॥ ६.१६. ॥
ನ ಅತಿ ಅಶ್ನತಃ ತು ಯೋಗಃ ಅಸ್ತಿ ನ ಚ ಎಕಾಂತಮ್ ಅನಶ್ನತಃ |
ನ ಚ ಅತಿ ಸ್ವಪ್ನ ಶೀಲಸ್ಯ ಜಾಗ್ರತಃ ನ ಏವ ಚ ಅರ್ಜುನ || ೬.೧೬. ||
na ati ashnataH tu yOgaH asti na cha ekAntam anashnataH |
na cha ati swapna sheelasya jAgrataH na eva cha arjuna || 6.16. ||
Given are the rules to be observed by the contemplatist (one who wants to do meditation) with regard to food, etc.
However, there is no yoga possible for him who eats too much or abstains altogether from food, or who sleeps much, or who keeps long awake, O Arjuna.