Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 8 (5.8)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 8 (5.8)
नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित् । पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन् | | ५-८ | |
naiva kiñchitkaromīti yukto manyeta tattvavit paśhyañśhṛiṇvanspṛiśhañjighrannaśhnangachchhansvapañśhvasan
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- न
(na)— मैं कुछ भी नहीं करता(I do nothing at all) -
ivajoined in naiva - किन्चित्
(kinchit)— मैं कुछ भी नहीं करता(I do nothing at all) - करोमि
(karomi)— मैं करता हूं(I do nothing at all) -
tijoined in kiñchitkaromīti - युक्तः
(yuktah)— योगयुक्त को ऐसा मानना चाहिए(the disciplined one should think) - मन्येत
(manyeta)— माने(the disciplined one should think) - तव-इ
(tattva-vit)— तत्त्व(knower of truth)
Line 2:
- पश्यन्
(pashyan)— देखते हुए(seeing, hearing, touching) - शृण्वन्
(shrinvan)— सुनते हुए(seeing, hearing, touching) - स्पृशन्
(sprishan)— स्पर्श करते हुए(seeing, hearing, touching) - जिघ्रन्
(jighran)— सूंघते हुए(smelling, eating, moving) -
njoined in paśhyañśhṛiṇvanspṛiśhañjighrannaśhnangachchhansvapañśhvasan - अश्नन्
(ashnan)— खाते हुए(smelling, eating, moving) - गच
(gacchan)— सूंघते, खाते, चलते हुए(smelling, eating, moving) - स्वपन्
(svapan)— सोते हुए(sleeping and breathing) - श्वसन्
(shvasan)— श्वास लेते हुए(sleeping and breathing)
English: Though the saint sees, hears, touches, smells, eats, moves, sleeps and breathes, yet he knows the Truth, and he knows that it is not he who acts.
Learnings from Shloka 8:
- Self as the Witness:: Recognize that your true inner identity is the peaceful witness of bodily activities, not the limited physical frame.
- Dissolve the Doer Ego:: Perform daily functions like eating, walking, and sleeping with the understanding that they are natural bodily processes, reducing self-importance.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 5.8 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
A self-realized person understands that the physical body and its senses perform their natural functions automatically. The true Self (Atman) remains a silent, untouched witness of these activities, completely free from the ego-driven feeling of "I am the doer."