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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 1, Verse 48

तंव तो अर्जुनु म्हणे । काय हें न कळे मने । जे आपणचि आपणें । मारूं पाहतों ॥

"Then Arjuna said, 'I do not understand what this is that my mind feels, that we are seeking to kill our very own.'"

तंव Adverb
Tanva
तेव्हा
Then
म्हणे Verb
Mhane
म्हणाला
Said
कळे Verb
Kale
समजते
Understand
मने Noun
Mane
मनाला
To the mind
आपणचि Pronoun
Aapanachi
आपण स्वतःच
We ourselves
मारूं Verb
Marun
मारण्यासाठी
To kill

💡 Meaning

Then Arjuna said, 'I do not understand what is happening to my mind, that we are preparing to kill our own people.'

🔍 Deep Interpretation

This verse captures the peak of Arjuna's internal conflict. He questions the very purpose of a war where victory comes at the cost of killing one's own family. It highlights the human tendency to be blinded by attachment (Moha) and the subsequent moral crisis that arises when personal relationships conflict with perceived duty. Saint Dnyaneshwar beautifully portrays Arjuna's state of 'Vishad' (despair) as a necessary precursor to receiving divine knowledge.

🎯 Practical Application

In moments of high emotion or conflict, it is important to pause and reflect on whether our actions are harming those we care about. Example: Before reacting impulsively in a family dispute, one should ask if the conflict is worth damaging the relationship.

📌 Context

Arjuna is overwhelmed with grief and confusion after seeing his kinsmen on the battlefield, questioning the morality of the war.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 156

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः । वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥

दुःखें न संतापें । सुखीं स्पृहा निक्षेपें । जो रागु द्वेषु न कोपें । सांडूनि गेला ॥

"He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom."

दुःखें Noun
dukhen
दुःखाच्या वेळी
in sorrows
संतापें Verb
santapen
विचलित होणे किंवा त्रासणे
to be agitated
स्पृहा Noun
spruha
इच्छा किंवा ओढ
desire or longing
रागु Noun
ragu
आसक्ती किंवा प्रेम
attachment
सांडूनि Verb
sanduni
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
having abandoned

💡 Meaning

One who is not disturbed by sorrows, has no longing for pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear, and anger is called a sage of steady mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the mental state of a realized soul. A person of steady wisdom is one whose mind remains unperturbed by sorrows and who has no craving for pleasures. By transcending the three major obstacles of the mind—attachment (Raga), fear (Bhaya), and anger (Krodha)—the individual attains a state of constant equanimity and spiritual stability.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, maintaining a calm demeanor during a high-pressure project without getting frustrated, and staying humble after receiving a major award, exemplifies this teaching.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains the characteristics of a person with stable wisdom (Sthitaprajna) to Arjuna.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 36

जेथूनि हे सृष्टीचे । पाऊल निगाले आहे साचे । तेथचि जयाचे । मन स्थिरावले ॥

"Where this creation's step has truly emerged, there alone his mind has become steady."

जेथूनि Adverb
Jethuni
ज्या ठिकाणाहून
From where
सृष्टीचे Noun
Srushtiche
विश्वाचे / जगाचे
Of the creation
पाऊल Noun
Paul
उगम / सुरुवात
Origin / Step
साचे Adverb
Sache
खरोखर / सत्याने
Truly / In reality
स्थिरावले Verb
Sthiravale
स्थिर झाले
Became steady

💡 Meaning

The one whose mind has become steady in that very place from which this creation has truly emerged.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that a true seeker is one whose mind has returned to and settled in the ultimate source of creation—the Brahman. Just as every wave eventually subsides back into the ocean from which it arose, the mind of a liberated soul finds absolute stillness in the Divine. This state represents the end of all mental wandering and the attainment of supreme peace.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, try to find the 'center' or the core purpose of your actions. For example, when working, instead of being distracted by results, focus on the source of your inspiration to maintain mental stability.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a realized soul whose mind is fixed on the source of all existence.

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