Chapter 2 · Sāṅkhya Yoga

Shloka 2.59

Lesson 106 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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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

विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः।रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

viṣhayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehinaḥrasa-varjaṁ raso ’pyasya paraṁ dṛiṣhṭvā nivartate

Sandhi-vicheda

viṣhayāḥ+vinivartante+nirāhārasya+dehinaḥ+rasa-varjam+rasaḥ+api+asya+param+dṛiṣhṭvā+nivartate

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Meaning of each word

viṣhayāḥsource form

objects for senses

vinivartantesource form

restrain

nirāhārasyasource form

practicing self restraint

dehinaḥsource form

for the embodied

rasa-varjamsource form

cessation of taste

rasaḥsource form

taste

apisource form

however

asyasource form

person’s

paramsource form

the Supreme

dṛiṣhṭvāsource form

on realization

nivartatesource form

ceases to be

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।2.59।। यद्यपि विषयाः विषयोपलक्षितानि विषयशब्दवाच्यानि इन्द्रियाणि निराहारस्य अनाह्रियमाणविषयस्य कष्टे तपसि स्थितस्य मूर्खस्यापि विनिवर्तन्ते देहिनो देहवतः रसवर्जं रसो रागो विषयेषु यः तं वर्जयित्वा। रसशब्दो रागे प्रसिद्धः स्वरसेन प्रवृत्तः रसिकः रसज्ञः इत्यादिदर्शनात्। सोऽपि रसो रञ्जनारूपः सूक्ष्मः अस्य यतेः परं परमार्थतत्त्वं ब्रह्म दृष्ट्वा उपलभ्य अहमेव तत् इति वर्तमानस्य निवर्तते निर्बीजं विषयविज्ञानं संपद्यते इत्यर्थः। न असति सम्यग्दर्शने रसस्य उच्छेदः। तस्मात् सम्यग्दर्शनात्मिकायाः प्रज्ञायाः स्थैर्यं कर्तव्यमित्यभिप्रायः।।सम्यग्दर्शनलक्षणप्रज्ञास्थैर्यं चिकीर्षता आदौ इन्द्रियाणि स्ववशे स्थापयितव्यानि यस्मात्तदनवस्थापने दोषमाह

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 2.59

Course position106 / 701

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