Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 8 (2.8)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 8 (2.8)
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्याद् । यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम् | | अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धं | राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम् | | २-८ | |
na hi prapaśhyāmi mamāpanudyād yachchhokamuchchhoṣhaṇamindriyāṇām avāpya bhūmāvasapatnamṛiddhaṁ rājyaṁ surāṇāmapi chādhipatyam
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- न
(Na)— मैं नहीं देखता(I do not see) - हि
(hi)— मैं नहीं देखता(I do not see) - रपयइ
(prapashyami)— मैं नहीं देखता(I do not see) - माम्
(mam)— मुझको(Me) - अपउय
(apanudyat)— जो मुझसे दूर करे(what would remove from me)
Line 2:
- यत्
(yat)— जो कि(that which) - शोकम्
(shokam)— शोक(sorrow) - उच्छोषणम्
(uchchhoshanam)— सुखाने वाला(drying up the senses) - इन्द्रियाणाम्
(indriyanam)— इंद्रियों का(drying up the senses)
Line 3:
- अवय
(avapya)— प्राप्त(having obtained) - भूमौ
(bhumau)— पृथ्वी पर(kingdom on earth) -
asjoined in bhūmāvasapatnamṛiddhaṁ - अपि
(api)— भी(also) -
atjoined in bhūmāvasapatnamṛiddhaṁ - न
(Na)— मैं नहीं देखता(I do not see) -
nriddamjoined in bhūmāvasapatnamṛiddhaṁ
Line 4:
- रज्यम्
(rajyam)— पृथ्वी का राज्य(kingdom on earth) - सुराणाम्
(suranam)— देवताओं का(lordship over the gods) - अपि
(api)— भी(also) -
cjoined in chādhipatyam - आधिपत्यम्
(adhipatyam)— आधिपत्य(lordship over the gods)
English: Arjuna says no earthly kingdom or heavenly power could remove the sorrow drying up his senses.
Learnings from Shloka 8:
- External success is not enough:: A kingdom, victory, or power cannot heal inner confusion.
- Sorrow affects the senses:: Arjuna says his grief is drying up his senses, showing how deeply the mind can affect the body.
- He needs wisdom, not reward:: His problem cannot be solved by getting more of the world.
- This is the turning point:: Arjuna is ready to listen because he has understood the limits of his own thinking.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 2.8 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Arjuna says that no earthly kingdom, wealth, or power can remove the grief drying up his senses. He recognizes that the problem is not external success but inner confusion.
This verse shows why spiritual guidance is needed. Some pains cannot be solved by getting more possessions or status; they require a deeper understanding of the self and duty.