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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

3 verses 📿 All Granths

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 277

म्हणोनि तोचि स्थिरप्रज्ञु । जो इंद्रियांचा निग्रहु । करूनि असे जगु । जयाचा अंकितु ॥ २७७ ॥

"Therefore, he alone is of steady wisdom, who, having restrained his senses, remains such that the world is under his command."

म्हणोनि Conjunction

Mhanoni

म्हणून

Therefore

स्थिरप्रज्ञु Noun

Sthiraprajnu

स्थिर बुद्धीचा

One with steady wisdom

इंद्रियांचा Noun

Indriyancha

ज्ञानेंद्रियांचा

Of the senses

निग्रहु Noun

Nigrahu

संयम किंवा ताबा

Restraint or control

जगु Noun

Jagu

जग किंवा विश्व

The world

अंकितु Adjective

Ankitu

वश झालेला किंवा आज्ञेत असलेला

Subservient or under command

💡 Meaning

Therefore, he alone is a person of steady wisdom who has restrained his senses and to whom the world is subservient.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true wisdom is achieved only through the mastery of one's senses. A person who can withdraw their senses from worldly attractions and keep them under the control of the intellect is called 'Sthitaprajna'. Such a person is not swayed by external circumstances; instead, their inner strength is so profound that they remain undisturbed by the world, effectively making the world subservient to their peace.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing digital detox or resisting the urge to eat junk food despite cravings is a practical application of sense control that leads to mental clarity.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna).

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 1, Verse 26

तंव अर्जुनें तेथ देखिले । गोत्रज सकळ उभे ठेले । पितामह आणि गुरु भलें । मातुळ बंधु ॥ २६ ॥

"Then Arjuna saw standing there all his kinsmen, grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, and brothers."

तंव Adverb

Tanva

तेव्हा

Then

देखिले Verb

Dekhile

पाहिले

Saw

गोत्रज Noun

Gotraja

रक्ताचे नातेवाईक

Kinsmen

सकळ Adjective

Sakala

सर्व

All

पितामह Noun

Pitamaha

आजोबा

Grandfather

मातुळ Noun

Matula

मामा

Maternal uncle

बंधु Noun

Bandhu

भाऊ

Brothers

💡 Meaning

Then Arjuna saw all his kinsmen standing there: grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, and brothers.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar captures the pivotal moment of Arjuna's internal conflict. As he looks upon the Kaurava army, he doesn't see faceless enemies but his own 'Gotraja' (kinsmen). Seeing his grandfather Bhishma and teacher Drona—figures of immense respect—standing against him, Arjuna's resolve begins to waver. This highlights how emotional bonds can obscure one's path of righteousness (Dharma).

🎯 Practical Application

When faced with a choice between personal loyalty and professional integrity, one must learn to see beyond emotional ties to uphold justice. For example, a judge must remain impartial even if a relative is involved in a case.

📌 Context

Arjuna asks Krishna to place the chariot between the two armies to see who he must fight. Upon looking, he realizes he is facing his own family.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 60

जैसीं सरितांचीं ओघ । मिळणीं सांडिती वेग । मग होती एकार्णव जग । तैसे झाले ॥

"As the currents of rivers, on reaching the confluence, abandon their speed and become the ocean itself, so have they become."

सरितांचीं Noun

saritanchi

नद्यांचे

of rivers

ओघ Noun

ogh

प्रवाह

flow or stream

मिळणीं Noun

milani

संगमावर / मिळाल्यावर

upon merging

सांडिती Verb

sanditi

सोडतात / त्यागतात

abandon or leave

वेग Noun

veg

गती

speed or momentum

एकार्णव Adjective

ekarnav

समुद्राशी एकरूप

one with the ocean

💡 Meaning

Just as the flows of rivers lose their speed upon merging with the ocean and become one with it, so do the enlightened ones become one with the Divine.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses the metaphor of rivers merging into the ocean to describe the state of Advaita (non-duality). Just as rivers lose their individual names, forms, and momentum upon reaching the sea, a realized soul loses the sense of 'I' or ego. The boundary between the individual self and the Supreme Reality dissolves, leading to a state of pure consciousness where the seeker and the sought become one.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, this teaches us to drop our ego when working for a larger cause. For example, a musician loses their individual identity to become one with the melody, creating a masterpiece that transcends the self.

📌 Context

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains the state of liberation where the individual soul merges with the universal consciousness, losing its separate identity.

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