Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 55 (2.55)

श्रीभगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान्सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान् । आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते | | २-५५ | |

śhrī bhagavān uvācha prajahāti yadā kāmānsarvānpārtha manogatān ātmanyevātmanā tuṣhṭaḥ sthitaprajñastadochyate

Word-by-word guide:

Line 0:

श्री (shri) — श्री(honorific)
भगवान् (bhagavan) — भगवान(the Blessed Lord)
उवाच (uvacha) — कहा(said)

Line 1:

रजहइ (Prajahati) — रजहइ(gives up completely)
यद (yada) — व्हेन्(when)
कम (kaman) — कामना(all desires)
सर्वान् (sarvan) — कामना(all desires)
पार्थ (Partha) — हे पार्थ(addresses Arjuna)
मओ-गत (mano-gatan) — मन(born in the mind)

Line 2:

अत्मनि (atmani) — आत्मा(satisfied in the self by the self)
ev joined in ātmanyevātmanā
आत्मना (atmana) — आत्मा(satisfied in the self by the self)
उत (tushtah) — आत्मा(satisfied in the self by the self)
इत-रज्ञ (sthita-prajnah) — स्थिर(then one is called steady in wisdom)
तत् (tad) — वह(that)
oc joined in sthitaprajñastadochyate
यत् (yat) — जो कि(that which)
e joined in sthitaprajñastadochyate

English: Krishna says one is steady in wisdom when all mind-born wants are given up and one is content in the self alone.

💡 Commentary Note

The definition of a person of steady wisdom begins with the renunciation of selfish desires. True happiness is found within the self, not in external objects or circumstances.

Learnings from Shloka 55:

Contentment within:: Real satisfaction comes from connecting with your inner self, not from accumulating external things.
Relinquish desires:: Freeing the mind from the constant demand for more brings immediate peace and stability.

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