मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥ १४ ॥
mātrāsparśāstu kaunteya śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadāḥ
āgamāpāyino'nityāstāṃstitikṣasva bhārata
mātrāsparśāstu kaunteya śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadāḥ
āgamāpāyino'nityāstāṃstitikṣasva bhārata
Word by word
Translation
Contacts of the senses with their objects, son of Kunti, bring cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and go and do not last; endure them, O Bharata.
हे कौंतेय, इंद्रियों और विषयों के संयोग ही सर्दी-गर्मी और सुख-दुख देते हैं। ये आते-जाते रहते हैं और अस्थायी हैं; हे भारत, इन्हें सहन कर।
Explanation
Pleasure and pain do not last; they come and go like the seasons. Shri Krishna teaches "titiksha", that is, forbearance: to be shaken by what is bound to pass is futile.
How this verse connects
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
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