Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 38 (18.38)

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 38 (18.38)

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विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम् । परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम् | | १८-३८ | |

viṣhayendriyasaṁyogādyattadagre’mṛitopamam pariṇāme viṣhamiva tatsukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛitam

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Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

• इश (viṣham) — विष के समान(like poison)
• yendri joined in viṣhayendriyasaṁyogādyattadagre’mṛitopamam
• यः (yah) — जो(who)
• am joined in viṣhayendriyasaṁyogādyattadagre’mṛitopamam
• यः (yah) — जो(who)
• gad joined in viṣhayendriyasaṁyogādyattadagre’mṛitopamam
• यत् (yat) — जिसे(which)
• तत् (tat) — वह(that)
• अए (agre) — अए(at first)
• nr joined in viṣhayendriyasaṁyogādyattadagre’mṛitopamam
• इति (iti) — इस प्रकार(thus)
• opa joined in viṣhayendriyasaṁyogādyattadagre’mṛitopamam
• माम् (mam) — मुझको(Me)

Line 2:

• पइनए (pariṇāme) — पइनए(in the end)
• इश (viṣham) — विष के समान(like poison)
• इव (iva) — विष के समान(like poison)
• तत् (tat) — वह(that)
• सुखम् (sukham) — सुख(pleasure)
• राजसम् (rājasam) — राजसिक(passionate)
• स्मृतम् (smritam) — माना गया(is considered)

English: That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from restless desire.

💡 Commentary Note

Rajasik happiness is born of sensory gratification. It feels wonderful at first but ends in disappointment, dependency, or pain.

Learnings from Shloka 38:

• Instant Gratification:: Sensory pleasures are fleeting; chasing them constantly leads to dependency.
• Inevitable Backlash:: Pleasures based on external conditions always turn sour when conditions change.

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