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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 5.21
Lesson 225 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Renunciation in action and inner freedom. What does it mean to renounce possessiveness while continuing to act?

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Shloka · Devanagari

बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukhamsa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣhayam aśhnute

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Sandhi-vicheda

bāhya-sparśheṣhu+asakta-ātmā+vindati+ātmani+yat+sukham+saḥ+brahma-yoga yukta-ātmā+sukham+akṣhayam+aśhnute

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Meaning of each word

bāhya-sparśheṣhusource form
external sense pleasure
asakta-ātmāsource form
those who are unattached
vindatisource form
find
ātmanisource form
in the self
yatsource form
which
sukhamsource form
bliss
saḥsource form
that person
brahma-yoga yukta-ātmāsource form
those who are united with God through yog
sukhamsource form
happiness
akṣhayamsource form
unlimited
aśhnutesource form
experiences
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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

।।5.21।। बाह्यस्पर्शेषु बाह्याश्च ते स्पर्शाश्च बाह्यस्पर्शाः स्पृश्यन्ते इति स्पर्शाः शब्दादयो विषयाः तेषु बाह्यस्पर्शेषु असक्तः आत्मा अन्तःकरणं यस्य सः अयम् असक्तात्मा विषयेषु प्रीतिवर्जितः सन् विन्दति लभते आत्मनि यत् सुखं तत् विन्दति इत्येतत्। स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा ब्रह्मणि योगः समाधिः ब्रह्मयोगः तेन ब्रह्मयोगेन युक्तः समाहितः तस्मिन् व्यापृतः आत्मा अन्तःकरणं यस्य सः ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखम् अक्षयम् अश्नुते व्याप्नोति। तस्मात् बाह्यविषयप्रीतेः क्षणिकायाः इन्द्रियाणि निवर्तयेत् आत्मनि अक्षयसुखार्थी इत्यर्थः।।इतश्च निवर्तयेत्

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 5.21
Course position225 / 701
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