Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 3 (5.3)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 3 (5.3)
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति । | निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते | | ५-३ | |
jñeyaḥ sa nityasaṁnyāsī yo na dveṣhṭi na kāṅkṣhati nirdvandvo hi mahābāho sukhaṁ bandhātpramuchyate
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- ज्ञेयः
(jneyah)— उस व्यक्ति को सदा संन्यासी जानना चाहिए(that person should be known as a constant renouncer) - सः
(sah)— उस व्यक्ति को सदा संन्यासी जानना चाहिए(that person should be known as a constant renouncer) - नित्यसंन्यासी
(nitya-sannyasi)— सदा संन्यासी(that person should be known as a constant renouncer) - यः
(yah)— जो न द्वेष करता है न इच्छा(one who neither hates nor desires) - न
(na)— जो न द्वेष करता है न इच्छा(one who neither hates nor desires) - द्वेष्टि
(dveshti)— जो न द्वेष करता है न इच्छा(one who neither hates nor desires) - न
(na)— जो न द्वेष करता है न इच्छा(one who neither hates nor desires) - काङ्क्षति
(kankshati)— जो न द्वेष करता है न इच्छा(one who neither hates nor desires)
Line 2:
- निर्द्वन्द्वः
(nirdvandvah)— द्वंद्व रहित(free from pairs of opposites) - हि
(hi)— निश्चित ही(indeed) - महाबाहो
(maha-baho)— हे महाबाहु(mighty-armed Arjuna) - सुखम्
(sukham)— बंधन से आसानी से मुक्त होता है(is easily freed from bondage) - बन्धात्
(bandhat)— बंधन से(is easily freed from bondage) - प्रमुच्यते
(pramuchyate)— मुक्त होता है(is easily freed from bondage)
English: He is a true disciplined person who never wants or hates, who is uninfluenced by the opposites and is easily freed from being trapped.
Learnings from Shloka 3:
- True Renunciation is Inner:: Real renunciation is not about wearing specific clothes or leaving home; it is about freeing the mind from desire and hatred.
- Rise Above Dualities:: Cultivating equanimity in the face of opposites like pleasure and pain, success and failure, leads to freedom from mental bondage.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 5.3 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
A true renouncer (Nitya Sannyasi) is defined by their inner attitude rather than outer appearance. One who has risen above the dualities of attraction and aversion, and remains steady amidst life's ups and downs, is already liberated even while actively engaging with the world.