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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 15

तैसें सुख आणि दुःख । मानूनि जे सम्यक् । न घेती बाधु देख । द्वंद्वाचा जो ॥

तैसे सुख आणि दुःख । मानूनि जे सम्यक् । न घेती बाधु देख । द्वंद्वाचा जो ॥

"Similarly, he who treats pleasure and pain alike and is not affected by these dualities, is the one who remains steady."

तैसें Adverb
Taisē
त्याप्रमाणे
In that manner
सुख Noun
Sukha
आनंद
Happiness
दुःख Noun
Duḥkha
कष्ट किंवा वेदना
Sorrow or Pain
मानूनि Verb
Mānūni
मानून किंवा समजून
Considering
सम्यक् Adverb
Samyak
समान किंवा योग्य प्रकारे
Equally or properly
बाधु Noun
Bādhu
बाधा किंवा त्रास
Affliction or disturbance
द्वंद्वाचा Noun
Dvandvācā
जोडीचा (सुख-दुःख)
Of the dualities

💡 Meaning

One who treats pleasure and pain as equal and is not disturbed by these dualities is a truly wise person.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the importance of maintaining a balanced mind. He states that a person who treats both pleasure and pain as equal and does not let these dualities affect their inner peace is the one who truly understands the nature of reality. Such a person transcends the limitations of the physical world and becomes eligible for spiritual liberation (Moksha).

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, practice staying calm during both success and failure. For example, if you win a competition, don't become arrogant; if you lose, don't become depressed. Maintain your focus on your duty.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the concept of equanimity and how a person should remain unaffected by the dualities of the material world.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 324

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

मग स्मृति ते भ्रंशे । तेथ बुद्धिचा नाश असे । जैसा सूर्य अस्ता जाय तैसें । होय तया ॥

"Then the memory is lost, and there follows the destruction of the intellect; as the sun sets, so does his life fall into darkness."

स्मृति Noun
smriti
आठवण किंवा जाणीव
memory or mindfulness
भ्रंशे Verb
bhranshe
नष्ट होणे किंवा ढळणे
to fail or slip away
बुद्धिचा Noun
buddhicha
विवेकाचा किंवा बुद्धीचा
of the intellect
नाश Noun
naash
विनाश किंवा शेवट
destruction
अस्ता Noun
asta
मावळणे
setting (as in sunset)

💡 Meaning

Then the memory fails, leading to the destruction of the intellect. Just as it happens when the sun sets, so is the state of that person.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elaborates on the psychological chain reaction where anger leads to delusion, and delusion leads to the loss of memory. Memory here refers to the awareness of one's true nature and moral values. When this memory is lost, the 'Buddhi' (intellect) which distinguishes right from wrong is destroyed. He uses the metaphor of a sunset to describe this state; just as the world becomes dark and dangerous after the sun sets, a person without intellect loses their way and eventually perishes.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, if you let anger take over during a meeting, you might forget the professional etiquette and long-term goals (loss of memory), leading to a poor decision that ruins your career (destruction of intellect). Practicing mindfulness helps prevent this chain reaction.

📌 Context

In the sequence of spiritual downfall, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains how the loss of memory leads to the total destruction of a person's discriminative faculty.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 272

म्हणौनि कर्मे तिये अशेखें । आचरावीं यथासुखें । परि फळाचीं अभिलाखें । सांडूनियां ॥

"Therefore, perform all those actions with ease and joy, but after renouncing the longing for their results."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhaṇouni
म्हणून
Therefore
अशेखें Adjective
Aśēkhēṃ
संपूर्ण किंवा सर्व
Entirely or all
आचरावीं Verb
Ācarāvīṃ
करावीत किंवा आचरणात आणावीत
Should perform
यथासुखें Adverb
Yathāsukhēṃ
आनंदाने किंवा सुखाने
Happily
अभिलाखें Noun
Abhilākhēṃ
इच्छा किंवा हाव
Desire or longing
सांडूनियां Verb
Sāṇḍūniyāṃ
सोडून देऊन
Having abandoned

💡 Meaning

Therefore, perform all those actions happily and completely, but by giving up the desire for their fruits.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the principle of Nishkama Karma (selfless action). He advises that one should perform all prescribed duties with joy and perfection. However, the crucial condition is to renounce the desire for the fruits of those actions. By detaching oneself from the outcome, the individual remains free from the cycle of cause and effect, leading to spiritual liberation while still being active in the world. It suggests that the joy should be in the doing, not just in the receiving.

🎯 Practical Application

Focus on the process rather than the result. For example, a professional should complete their project with full dedication and excellence without constantly worrying about the promotion or bonus it might bring.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the method of performing actions without being bound by them, following the path of Nishkama Karma.

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