Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 5 (15.5)

nirmānamohā jitasaṅgadoṣhā adhyātmanityā vinivṛittakāmāḥ dvandvairvimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasaṁjñair- gachchhantyamūḍhāḥ padamavyayaṁ tat

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

निर्मानमोहाः (nir-mana-mohah) — मान और मोह से मुक्त(free from pride and delusion)
जितसङ्गदोषाः (jita-sanga-doshah) — आसक्ति दोष पर विजयी(having conquered the defect of attachment)
अध्यात्मनित्याः (adhyatma-nityah) — अध्यात्म में स्थिर(constantly fixed in spiritual truth)
विनिवृत्तकामाः (vinivritta-kamah) — कामनाओं से निवृत्त(free from desires)
द्वन्द्वैः (dvandvaih) — द्वंद्वों से(from dualities)
विमुक्तः (vimuktah) — मुक्त होकर(freed)

Line 2:

सुखदुःखसंज्ञैः (sukha-duhkha-sanjnaih) — सुख-दुःख नामक(known as pleasure and pain)
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) — जाते हैं(attain)
अमूढाः (amudhah) — अमूढ़ ज्ञानी(the wise (undeluded))
पदम् (padam) — पद(state)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) — अविनाशी(eternal/imperishable)
तत् (tat) — वह(that)

English: Wise people reach Eternity when, freed from pride and confusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing want and fixing their gaze on the self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain.

Note:

Those who are free from pride and delusion, who have conquered the evil of attachment, who are constantly centered in the Self, with desires stilled, reach that eternal state.

Learnings from Shloka 5:

Inner Alignment:: Spiritual progress requires freedom from pride, false identification, and attachment.
Self-Centered Peace:: Keep the mind constantly centered in the Self, letting go of personal expectations.

Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz

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Match Sanskrit words from shloka 15.5 with their Hindi and English meanings.

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