Bhagavad Gita · Verse 5.20

Chapter 5: Karma Sannyasa Yoga (कर्मसंन्यासयोगः)

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् । स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ॥२०॥

na prahṛṣyetpriyaṃ prāpya nodvijetprāpya cāpriyam | sthirabuddhirasammūḍho brahmavidbrahmaṇi sthitaḥ ||20||

Complete Shloka Translation

One who knows Brahman and is established in Brahman, with steady intellect and free from confusion, should neither exult at the pleasant nor become distressed at the unpleasant.

Narrative Context: Krishna describes emotional steadiness rooted in knowledge of Brahman.

Word-by-Word Translation (Padartha / Anvaya)

10 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
स्थिरबुद्धिः	sthirabuddhiḥ	one of steady intellect
असम्मूढः	asammūḍhaḥ	free from confusion
प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं	na	[term] in context of One who knows Brahman and is e...
प्राप्य	prahṛṣyetpriyaṃ	[term] in context of One who knows Brahman and is e...
नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य	prāpya	[term] in context of One who knows Brahman and is e...
चाप्रियम्	nodvijetprāpya	[term] in context of One who knows Brahman and is e...
स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो	cāpriyam	[term] in context of One who knows Brahman and is e...
ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि	sthirabuddhirasammūḍho	[term] in context of One who knows Brahman and is e...
स्थितः	brahmavidbrahmaṇi	[term] in context of One who knows Brahman and is e...
२०	sthitaḥ	[term] in context of One who knows Brahman and is e...

स्थिरबुद्धिःsthirabuddhiḥ

one of steady intellect

असम्मूढःasammūḍhaḥ

free from confusion

प्रहृष्येत्प्रियंna