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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 2 · Sāṅkhya Yoga

Shloka 2.22
Lesson 69 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Self, steadiness, right action and foundational teachings. What changes when action is guided by clear understanding rather than fear of results?

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Shloka · Devanagari

वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहायनवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णान्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

vāsānsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāyanavāni gṛihṇāti naro ’parāṇitathā śharīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇānyanyāni sanyāti navāni dehī

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Sandhi-vicheda

vāsānsi+jīrṇāni+yathā+vihāya+navāni+gṛihṇāti+naraḥ+aparāṇi+tathā+śharīrāṇi+vihāya+jirṇāni+anyāni+sanyāti+navāni+dehī

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Meaning of each word

vāsānsisource form
garments
jīrṇānisource form
worn-out
yathāsource form
as
vihāyasource form
sheds
navānisource form
new
gṛihṇātisource form
accepts
naraḥsource form
a person
aparāṇisource form
others
tathāsource form
likewise
śharīrāṇisource form
bodies
vihāyasource form
casting off
jirṇānisource form
worn-out
anyānisource form
other
sanyātisource form
enters
navānisource form
new
dehīsource form
the embodied soul
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।2.22।। वासांसि वस्त्राणि जीर्णानि दुर्बलतां गतानि यथा लोके विहाय परित्यज्य नवानि अभिनवानि गृह्णाति उपादत्ते नरः पुरुषः अपराणि अन्यानि तथा तद्वदेव शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णानि अन्यानि संयाति संगच्छति नवानि देही आत्मा पुरुषवत् अविक्रिय एवेत्यर्थः।।कस्मात् अविक्रिय एवेति आह

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 2.22
Course position69 / 701
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