Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 71 (2.71)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 71 (2.71)
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः स शान्तिमधिगच्छति | | २-७१ | |
vihāya kāmānyaḥ sarvānpumāṁśhcharati niḥspṛihaḥ nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śhāntimadhigachchhati
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- इहय
(Vihaya)— कामना(giving up all desires) - कम
(kaman)— कामना(giving up all desires) - यः
(yah)— जो(who) - सर्वान्
(sarvan)— कामना(giving up all desires) - उम
(puman)— पुरुष(a person moves or lives) -
sjoined in sarvānpumāṁśhcharati - चरइ
(charati)— पुरुष(a person moves or lives) - इइह
(nihsprihah)— इइह(without craving)
Line 2:
- निर्ममह्
(nirmamah)— फ्री से सेल्फिश्नेस्स्(without mine-ness) - निरहन्करह्
(nirahankarah)— फ्री से एगोइस्म्(without ego) - सः
(sah)— शांति(that one attains peace) - शान्तिम्
(shantim)— शांति(that one attains peace) - अइगहइ
(adhigachchhati)— शांति(that one attains peace)
English: One who abandons all wants and moves without craving, possessiveness, or ego reaches peace.
Learnings from Shloka 71:
- Needs support life and duty:: Food, shelter, health, learning, and basic responsibilities help us live and serve well.
- Wants can grow endlessly:: Comforts, upgrades, praise, and comparison can keep multiplying if the mind is not watchful.
- Craving creates restlessness:: When desire becomes the driver, peace depends on getting the next thing.
- Self-control creates choice:: A steady person can use things without being used by them.
- Peace comes from non-possessiveness:: Krishna connects peace with living without craving, "mine-ness," and ego.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 2.71 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Krishna says peace comes to the person who gives up possessiveness, ego, and craving. This is not lifelessness; it is freedom from the constant demand that life satisfy every desire.
The verse summarizes the path to inner peace: act, live, and relate without being owned by "mine" and "I am the controller."