Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 45 (2.45)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 45 (2.45)
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन । निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् | | २-४५ | |
traiguṇyaviṣhayā vedā nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nityasattvastho niryogakṣhema ātmavān
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- रइ-उय-इशय
(Trai-gunya-vishayah)— रइ-उय-इशय(the Vedas deal with the three gunas) - वेदाः
(vedah)— वेद(the Vedas deal with the three gunas) - इरइ-उय
(nistrai-gunyah)— इरइ-उय(become beyond the three gunas) -
bavjoined in bhavārjuna - अर्जुन
(Arjuna)— अर्जुन बोले(addresses the listener)
Line 2:
- इवव
(nirdvandvah)— इवव(free from dualities) - इय-सव-थ
(nitya-sattva-sthah)— इय-सव-थ(established in purity) - इओग-एम
(niryoga-kshema)— इओग-एम(free from anxiety over getting and keeping) - अमव
(atmavan)— आत्मा(self-possessed)
English: The Vedas deal with the three gunas; Krishna urges Arjuna to rise beyond them, free from dualities and self-possessed.
Learnings from Shloka 45:
- Rise above dualities:: Do not be swayed by the opposites of life, such as pleasure and pain, or success and failure.
- Established in the self:: Cultivate an inner space of quiet observation that is untouched by the changing states of nature.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 2.45 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
The material world operates through the three gunas (modes of nature: Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas). Krishna advises Arjuna to transcend these dualities and remain established in the eternal self.