Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 8 (12.8)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 8 (12.8)
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय । निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः | | १२-८ | |
mayyeva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya nivasiṣhyasi mayyeva ata ūrdhvaṁ na saṁśhayaḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- मयि
(mayi)— मुझमें(in Me alone) - एव
(eva)— ही(in Me alone) - मनः
(manah)— मन को(fix your mind) - अधत्स्व
(adhatsva)— फिx योउर् मन(fix your mind) - मयि
(mayi)— मुझमें(in Me alone) - बुद्धिम्
(buddhim)— लेत् योउर् इन्तेल्लेच्त् एन्तेर् या रेस्त्(let your intellect enter or rest) - निवेशय
(niveshaya)— लेत् योउर् इन्तेल्लेच्त् एन्तेर् या रेस्त्(let your intellect enter or rest)
Line 2:
- निवसिश्यसि
(nivasishyasi)— आप शल्ल् लिवे(you shall live) - मयि
(mayi)— मुझमें(in Me alone) - एव
(eva)— ही(in Me alone) - अतः
(atah)— इसलिए(hereafter) - उर्ध्वम्
(urdhvam)— हेरेअफ्तेर्(hereafter) - न
(na)— नहीं(there is no doubt) - सन्शयह्
(sanshayah)— थेरे इस् नो दोउब्त्(there is no doubt)
English: Then let your mind cling only to Me, let your intellect abide in Me; and without doubt you will live hereafter in Me alone.
Learnings from Shloka 8:
- Fixing the Mind:: Direct your thoughts and emotional energy toward the highest reality.
- Surrendered Intellect:: Align your decision-making and reason with spiritual values to experience permanent peace.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 12.8 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Krishna advises Arjuna to fix his mind and place his intellect in the Supreme alone. By doing so, he will surely dwell in the Divine hereafter.