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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 82

म्हणोनि उचित जे कर्म । आणि विहित जे धर्म । तेचि करीं तूं मनोधर्म । सांडूनियां ॥

"Therefore, perform that action which is appropriate and that duty which is prescribed, by abandoning the whims of the mind."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhaṇoni
म्हणून
Therefore
उचित Adjective
Ucita
योग्य
Appropriate
विहित Adjective
Vihita
शास्त्रसंमत किंवा विहित
Prescribed
मनोधर्म Noun
Manodharma
मनाच्या लहरी किंवा स्वभाव
Whims of the mind
सांडूनियां Verb
Sāṇḍūniyāṃ
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
Abandoning

💡 Meaning

Therefore, perform only those actions which are appropriate and those duties which are prescribed, by setting aside the whims of your mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the importance of objective duty over subjective desires. He advises that one should perform actions that are 'Ucita' (appropriate) and 'Vihita' (prescribed by Dharma). The key is to abandon 'Manodharma'—the fickle nature of the mind that seeks pleasure or avoids pain. By setting aside personal whims and focusing on what is right, an individual aligns themselves with the path of Karma Yoga.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, one must complete their assigned responsibilities even if they don't feel like it. For example, a doctor must treat a patient with full dedication regardless of their personal mood, as it is their 'Vihita Karma'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains Lord Krishna's teaching to Arjuna about performing one's duty without being swayed by personal desires.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 310

म्हणोनि जयाचेनि मुखें। न बोलिजे कवणें दुःखें। आणि प्राप्तेंहि सुखें। सुखावेना॥

"Therefore, he from whose mouth no word of grief issues, and who is not elated by the pleasures he attains."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
जयाचेनि Pronoun
Jayacheni
ज्याच्या
Whose
मुखें Noun
Mukhen
मुखाने / तोंडाने
By mouth
कवणें Adjective
Kavane
कोणत्याही
Any
प्राप्तेंहि Adjective
Praptenhi
मिळालेल्या सुद्धा
Even if attained
सुखावेना Verb
Sukhavena
हुरळून जात नाही
Does not get elated

💡 Meaning

Therefore, one from whose mouth no words of grief escape during sorrow, and who does not get elated even when happiness is attained.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the equanimity of a realized soul. A person of steady wisdom does not complain or express grief through their speech when faced with suffering. Similarly, they do not become overly excited or arrogant when they encounter happiness or success. Their internal state remains undisturbed by external circumstances, maintaining a profound silence and balance in both pleasure and pain.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, staying calm during a project failure (sorrow) and remaining humble after receiving a major award (joy) is the practical application of this teaching.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) who remains unaffected by the dualities of life.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 107

जेथूनि हे विश्व जाहले । जेणें हे जिवंत संचरले । जेणें हे सर्व व्यापिले । आपणयासी ॥

"From whom this universe emerged, by whom it is kept alive, and who has pervaded all this by Himself."

जेथूनि Adverb
Jethuni
ज्यापासून
From where
विश्व Noun
Vishwa
जग
Universe
जाहले Verb
Jahale
झाले किंवा निर्माण झाले
Happened or Created
संचरले Verb
Sancharale
सळसळते किंवा जिवंत आहे
Animated or Moved
व्यापिले Verb
Vyapile
भरून उरले किंवा व्यापले
Pervaded
आपणयासी Pronoun
Aapanayasi
स्वतःने
By Himself

💡 Meaning

The one from whom this universe arose, by whom all living beings are animated, and who pervades everything as Himself, is the Eternal Truth.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the nature of the Ultimate Reality (Brahman). He states that the entire universe originates from this source, is sustained by its life-force, and is completely pervaded by it. It emphasizes the non-dual nature of existence where the creator and the creation are not separate. This aligns with the Vedantic view that the self is identical with the universal consciousness, which is indestructible and eternal.

🎯 Practical Application

Recognize the same divine spark in everyone. For example, treating all living beings with kindness and respect, knowing that the same life force flows through them as it does through you.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the omnipresence and the indestructible nature of the Soul (Atman) while commenting on the Bhagavad Gita.

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