Bhagavad Gita · 5.22
॥
Devanāgarī
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते ।
आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ye hi saṁsparśajā bhogā duḥkhayonaya eva te |
ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ये हिye hiindeed those which.
संस्पर्शजाःsaṁsparśa-jāḥborn (ja) from contact (saṁsparśa) [of the senses with objects].
भोगाःbhogāḥpleasures.
दुःखयोनयःduḥkha-yonayaḥsources (yoni) of suffering (duḥkha).
एवevaindeed, certainly.
तेtethey.
आद्यन्तवन्तःādi-anta-vantaḥhaving (vat) a beginning (ādi) and an end (anta).
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kuntī!
नnanot.
तेषुteṣuin them.
रमतेramatehe finds delight, he enjoys.
बुधःbudhaḥthe intelligent, wise person.
Translation
“Indeed, those pleasures born from the contact of the senses with their objects are a source of suffering. O son of Kuntī, they have a beginning and an end, and therefore the wise person does not seek delight in them.”
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