Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 22 (14.22)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 22 (14.22)
श्रीभगवानुवाच
प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव । न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति | | १४-२२ | |
śhrī bhagavān uvācha prakāśhaṁ cha pravṛittiṁ cha mohameva cha pāṇḍava na dveṣhṭi sampravṛittāni na nivṛittāni kāṅkṣhati
Word-by-word guide:
Line 0:
- श्री
(Sri)— श्री(the Blessed Lord said) - भगवान्
(Bhagavan)— भगवान(the Blessed Lord said) - उवाच
(uvacha)— बोले(the Blessed Lord said)
Line 1:
- प्रकाशम्
(prakasham)— प्रकाश को(light/clarity (Sattva)) - च
(cha)— और(and indeed) - प्रवृत्तिम्
(pravrittim)— प्रवृत्ति को(activity (Rajas)) - च
(cha)— और(and indeed) - मोहम्
(moham)— मोह को(delusion (Tamas)) - एव
(eva)— ही(and indeed) - च
(cha)— और(and indeed) - पाण्डव
(Pandava)— हे पाण्डव(Arjuna)
Line 2:
- न
(na)— नहीं(nor when they are absent) - द्वेष्टि
(dveshti)— द्वेष करता(does not hate) - सम्प्रवृत्तानि
(sampravrittani)— उपस्थित होने पर(when they are present) - न
(na)— नहीं(nor when they are absent) - निवृत्तानि
(nivrittani)— हट जाने पर(nor when they are absent) - काङ्क्षति
(kankshati)— इच्छा करता(long/desire)
English: Krishna said: Arjuna, He who shuns not the quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;
Learnings from Shloka 22:
- Neutral Acceptance:: Do not fight the natural presence of mental states; observe them without liking or disliking.
- No Longing:: When a positive state passes, do not cling to it; remain content in the silence of the witness.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 14.22 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Krishna answers: One who does not hate light (Sattva), activity (Rajas), or delusion (Tamas) when they are present, nor longs for them when they are absent, is free.