Bhagavad Gita · 2.66
॥
Devanāgarī
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना ।
न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nāsti buddhir ayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā |
na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir aśāntasya kutaḥ sukham ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न अस्तिna astithere is not, does not exist.
बुद्धिःbuddhiḥintelligence (buddhi), divine intelligence.
अयुक्तस्यayuktasyafor one who is not linked [with God], for one immersed in passions, for one not in yoga.
न चna caand not [is there].
अयुक्तस्यayuktasyafor one who is not linked [with God].
भावनाbhāvanāconcentration, meditative consciousness, single-mindedness.
न चna caand not [is there].
अभावयतःabhāvayataḥfor one who cannot concentrate.
शान्तिःśāntiḥpeace, tranquility.
अशान्तस्यaśāntasyafor one who is not peaceful, for the restless.
कुतःkutaḥfrom where?
सुखम्sukhamhappiness?
Translation
“For one who is not linked [with God in yoga] there can be neither divine intelligence nor concentration. For one who cannot concentrate there is no peace. And where can there be happiness for one who has no peace?”
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