Bhagavad Gita · 2.14
॥
Devanāgarī
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mātrāsparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadāḥ |
āgamāpāyino 'nityās tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
मात्रास्पर्शाःmātrā-sparśāḥthe contact (sparśa) of the senses with their objects (mātrā).
तुtuindeed, truly.
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kuntī!
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाःśīta-uṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥgiving (dā) cold (śīta), heat (uṣṇa), happiness (sukha) and distress (duḥkha).
आगमापायिनःāgama-apāyinaḥcoming (āgama) and going (apāyinaḥ).
अनित्याःanityāḥimpermanent, temporary.
तान्tānthem.
तितिक्षस्वtitikṣasvaendure them, bear them steadfastly.
भारतbhārataO descendant of Bharata!
Translation
“O son of Kuntī, the contact of the senses with their objects gives rise to fleeting sensations of cold and heat, happiness and distress. They come and go; they are impermanent. Learn to endure them steadfastly, O descendant of Bharata!”
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