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Bhagavad Gita 5.21
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Sanskrit
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।
स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते
स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते
Transliteration
bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukham
sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣhayam aśhnute
sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣhayam aśhnute
Synonyms
ye: those;
hi: certainly;
saṁsparśa: jāḥ — by contact with the material senses;
bhogāḥ: enjoyments;
duḥkha: distress;
yonayaḥ: sources of;
eva: certainly;
te: they are;
ādi: beginning;
anta: end;
vantaḥ: subject to;
kaunteya: O son of Kuntī;
na: never;
teṣu: in those;
ramate: takes delight;
budhaḥ: the intelligent person .;
English Meaning
An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery, which are due to contact with the material senses. O son of Kuntī, such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise man does not delight in them.
Life Theme
Renunciation and Balance
Life Application
Balancing ambition with inner peace instead of becoming overwhelmed by constant desires.