Bhagavad Gita · 12.5
॥
Devanāgarī
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम् ।
अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kleśo 'dhikataras teṣām avyaktāsakta-cetasām |
avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
क्लेशःkleśaḥdifficulty, suffering, troubles.
अधिकतरःadhika-taraḥfar greater.
तेषाम्teṣāmfor them.
अव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्avyakta-āsakta-cetasāmfor those whose mind (cetasām) is attached (āsakta) to the unmanifest (avyakta).
अव्यक्ता हि गतिःavyaktā hi gatiḥfor the path (gatiḥ) toward the unmanifest (avyakta) indeed (hi).
दुःखम्duḥkhamwith distress, painfully.
देहवद्भिःdehavadbhiḥby embodied beings.
अवाप्यतेavāpyateis attained.
Translation
“For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifest, impersonal aspect, the difficulties are far greater. For embodied souls the path toward the unmanifest is painful and full of distress.”
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