Chapter 2 · 72 verses

सांख्ययोगः

Sāṅkhya-yogaḥ

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2.1तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्।Sanjaya said: To him, who was thus overcome with pity, despondent, with eyes full of tears and agitated,…
2.2कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।The Blessed Lord said, "From whence has this perilous strait come upon you, this dejection which is unworthy…
2.3क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।Do not yield to impotence, O Arjuna, son of Pritha. It does not befit you. Cast off this mean weakness of the…
2.4कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।Arjuna said, "O Madhusudana, how can I fight in battle with arrows against Bhishma and Drona, who are worthy…
2.5गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्Better it is, indeed, in this world to accept alms than to slay the most noble teachers. But if I were to…
2.6न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयोI can hardly tell which would be better, that we should conquer them or that they should conquer us. Even the…
2.7कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावःMy heart is overpowered by the taint of pity; my mind is confused as to my duty. I ask Thee: Tell me…
2.8न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्याI do not see that this sorrow that burns up my senses would be removed, even if I were to attain prosperous…
2.9एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus to Hrishikesha, the Lord of the senses, Arjuna, the conqueror of sleep and…
2.10तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।To him who was despondent in the midst of the two armies, Krishna, smiling, O Bharata, spoke these words.
2.11अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।The Blessed Lord said, "You have grieved for those who should not be grieved for; yet, you speak words of…
2.12न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।Nor, at any time, was I not, nor thou, nor these rulers of men; nor, verily, shall we ever cease to be…
2.13देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।Just as the embodied soul passes through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so too does it pass into…
2.14मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।The contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain,…
2.15यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।That firm man, whom surely these afflictions do not, O chief among men, to whom pleasure and pain are the…
2.16नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।The unreal has no being; there is no non-being of the real; the truth about both has been seen by the knowers…
2.17अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।Know that to be indestructible, by which all this is pervaded. No one can cause the destruction of that, the…
2.18अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।These bodies of the embodied Self, which are eternal, indestructible, and immeasurable, are said to have an…
2.19य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।He who takes the Self to be the slayer and he who thinks it is slain, neither of them knows. It does not…
2.20न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिIt is not born, nor does it ever die; after having been, it again does not cease to be; unborn, eternal,…
2.21वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।Whoever knows it to be indestructible, eternal, unborn, and inexhaustible, how can that person slay, O…
2.22वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहायJust as a man casts off worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so too the embodied Self casts off worn-out…
2.23नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।Weapons cannot cut it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, wind cannot dry it.
2.24अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।This Self cannot be cut, burned, wetted, nor dried up; it is eternal, all-pervasive, stable, immovable, and…
2.25अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।This Self is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable, and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing this to be so, you…
2.26अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।But even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born and constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed one,…
2.27जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।For the born, death is certain, and for the dead, birth is certain; therefore, you should not grieve over the…
2.28अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत।Beings are unmanifest in their beginning, manifest in their middle state, O Arjuna, and unmanifest again in…
2.29आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेनOne sees this (the Self) as a wonder; another speaks of it as a wonder; another hears of it as a wonder; yet,…
2.30देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।This indweller in the body of everyone is ever indestructible, O Arjuna; therefore, you should not grieve for…
2.31स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।Further, having regard to your duty, you should not waver, for there is nothing higher for a Kshatriya than a…
2.32यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।Happy are the Kshatriyas, O Arjuna! who are called to fight in such a battle that comes of its own accord as…
2.33अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।But if you will not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned your own duty and reputation, you will…
2.34अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।People will also recount your everlasting dishonor; and for one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than…
2.35भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।The great chariot-warriors will think that you have withdrawn from the battle out of fear, and you will be…
2.36अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।Your enemies, scoffing at your power, will speak many abusive words—what could be more painful than this?
2.37हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।Slain, you will obtain heaven; victorious, you will enjoy the earth; therefore, stand up, O son of Kunti,…
2.38सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ।Having made pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat equal, engage in battle for the sake of…
2.39एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां श्रृणु।This, which has been taught to you, is wisdom concerning Sankhya. Now listen to wisdom concerning Yoga,…
2.40नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।In this, there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm produced, nor any transgression. Even a little of…
2.41व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।Here, O joy of the Kurus, there is only one single-pointed determination; many-branched and endless are the…
2.42यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।The unwise, taking pleasure in the eulogizing words of the Vedas, utter flowery speech, saying, "There is…
2.43कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्।Full of desires, with heaven as their goal, (they speak words that are directed to ends) leading to new…
2.44भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।For those who are attached to pleasure and power, whose minds are drawn away by such teachings, their…
2.45त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।The Vedas deal with the three attributes; be thou above these three attributes. O Arjuna, free yourself from…
2.46यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।To the Brahmana who has known the Self, all the Vedas are of as much use as a reservoir of water would be in…
2.47कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।Your right is only to work, but not to its results; do not let the results of action be your motive, nor let…
2.48योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure;…
2.49दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।Far lower than the Yoga of wisdom is action, O Arjuna. Seek thou refuge in wisdom; wretched are those whose…
2.50बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।Endowed with wisdom and evenness of mind, one casts off in this life both good and evil deeds; therefore,…
2.51कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।The wise, possessing knowledge, having abandoned the fruits of their actions, and being freed from the bonds…
2.52यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति।When your intellect passes beyond the mire of delusion, then you will attain indifference to what has been…
2.53श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।When your intellect, which is perplexed by the Vedic texts you have read, stands immovable and steady in the…
2.54स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।Arjuna said, "O Krishna, what is the description of one who has steady wisdom and is merged in the…
2.55प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।The Blessed Lord said, "When a man completely casts off, O Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is…
2.56दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not long for pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear,…
2.57यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।He who is everywhere without attachment, upon encountering anything good or bad, neither rejoices nor…
2.58यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः।When, like the tortoise which withdraws all its limbs on all sides, he withdraws his senses from the…
2.59विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः।The objects of the senses turn away from the abstinent man, leaving the longing behind; but his longing also…
2.60यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।The turbulent senses, O Arjuna, can violently carry away the mind of a wise person, even though they are…
2.61तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।Having restrained them all, he should sit steadfast, intent on Me; his wisdom is steady whose senses are…
2.62ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।When one thinks of objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment, desire is born; from desire, anger…
2.63क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।Anger leads to delusion, which causes loss of memory; this, in turn, leads to the destruction of…
2.64रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।But the self-controlled man, moving among objects with the senses restrained and free from attraction and…
2.65प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।In that peace, all pains are destroyed; for the intellect of the tranquil-minded soon becomes steady.
2.66नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।There is no knowledge of the Self for the unsteady, and no meditation is possible for the unsteady, and no…
2.67इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।For the mind, which follows in the wake of the wandering senses, carries away his discrimination, as the wind…
2.68तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।Therefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his knowledge is steady whose senses are completely restrained from sense…
2.69या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी।That which is night to all beings, in that the self-controlled man is awake; when all beings are awake, that…
2.70आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठंHe attains peace into whom all desires enter, just as waters enter the ocean which, filled from all sides,…
2.71विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।That person attains peace who, abandoning all desires, moves about without longing, without the sense of…
2.72एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।O son of Pritha, this is the eternal state, the Brahmic seat. Attaining this, one is not deluded. Being…