Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 22 (2.22)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 22 (2.22)
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय । नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि | | तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा- | न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही | | २-२२ | |
vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛihṇāti naro’parāṇi tathā śharīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇā- nyanyāni saṁyāti navāni dehī
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- वसइ
(Vasamsi)— वसइ(worn-out clothes) - इनइ
(jirnani)— इनइ(giving up old bodies) - यत्
(yat)— जो कि(that which) -
ajoined in yathā - इहय
(vihaya)— इहय(giving up old bodies)
Line 2:
- नवइ
(navani)— नवइ(goes to other new ones) -
grihjoined in gṛihṇāti - न
(na)— नहीं(not) -
tijoined in gṛihṇāti - नरह्
(narah)— पुरुष(a person) -
paranijoined in naro’parāṇi
Line 3:
- तथा
(tatha)— तथा(similarly) - शइरइ
(sharirani)— शइरइ(giving up old bodies) - इहय
(vihaya)— इहय(giving up old bodies) -
jirjoined in jīrṇā - न
(na)— नहीं(not)
Line 4:
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nyjoined in nyanyāni - अयइ
(anyani)— अयइ(goes to other new ones) - संयाति
(samyati)— जाता है(goes to other new ones) - नवइ
(navani)— नवइ(goes to other new ones) - देही
(dehi)— आत्मा(the embodied self)
English: As a person discards worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, the living self leaves old bodies and takes new ones.
Learnings from Shloka 22:
- The body is temporary: Krishna compares bodies to garments that are worn and replaced.
- The self continues: The embodied self moves beyond one physical form.
- Perspective reduces fear: Understanding change can soften attachment to the body alone.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 2.22 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
**Simple Analogy:** Krishna compares the body to clothing. Clothes are useful, but they are not the person. In the same way, the body is sacred and useful, but it is not the deepest identity of the living self.