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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 60

म्हणोनि उचित कर्म । जेणें पाविजे स्वधर्म । तेंचि करीं तूं उत्तम । धनुर्धरा ॥

म्हणोनि उचित कर्म । जेणे पाविजे स्वधर्म । तेचि करीं तूं उत्तम । धनुर्धरा ॥

"Therefore, perform the appropriate action by which your duty is fulfilled; do it excellently, O Archer."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
उचित Adjective
Uchita
योग्य / विहित
Appropriate / Rightful
पाविजे Verb
Pavije
प्राप्त होते / साध्य होते
Attained / Achieved
स्वधर्म Noun
Swadharma
स्वतःचे कर्तव्य
One's own duty
उत्तम Adverb
Uttama
श्रेष्ठ प्रकारे
Excellently / Best
धनुर्धरा Noun
Dhanurdhara
हे अर्जुना (धनुष्य धारण करणाऱ्या)
O Archer (Arjuna)

💡 Meaning

Therefore, O Arjuna, perform that appropriate action which fulfills your duty (Swadharma), and do it with excellence.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the concept of 'Swadharma' (one's own duty). He advises that one should not perform actions randomly but should focus on 'Uchita Karma'—actions that are appropriate to one's nature and role in society. By performing these duties with excellence and without ego, a person achieves spiritual growth. For Arjuna, being a warrior, fighting the righteous war was his Swadharma, and he is urged to do it perfectly.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, instead of seeking shortcuts, one should identify their core responsibilities and execute them with total dedication and quality. For example, a doctor's 'Swadharma' is to treat patients with utmost care.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains Lord Krishna's teaching to Arjuna about the necessity of performing one's natural duty without attachment.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 15

म्हणोनि कर्मे जे जे कीजे । ते ते ब्रह्मचि असे जाणिजे । जेथ वेदु हा साजे । प्रत्यक्षु पैं ॥ १५ ॥

"Therefore, whatever actions are performed, know them all to be Brahman; for in them, the Veda is clearly manifest."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhaṇoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कीजे Verb
Kīje
केले जाते
Is performed
ब्रह्मचि Noun
Brahmaci
ब्रह्मच
Brahman itself
जाणिजे Verb
Jāṇije
समजावे
Should be known
वेदु Noun
Vedu
वेद
Vedas
साजे Verb
Sāje
शोभतो किंवा प्रकट होतो
Manifests or suits
प्रत्यक्षु Adjective
Pratyakṣu
प्रत्यक्ष
Directly or manifest

💡 Meaning

Therefore, whatever action is performed should be known as Brahman itself, for in that action, the Veda is directly manifest.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that all righteous actions originate from the Supreme Brahman. Since the Vedas, which provide the blueprint for human conduct, emerged from the Imperishable Divine, any action performed in accordance with these principles is essentially an expression of the Divine. He suggests that a seeker should view their duties not as mundane tasks but as a manifestation of the ultimate reality, thereby transforming work into worship.

🎯 Practical Application

Approach your daily professional or personal tasks with the mindset that 'Work is Worship'. For example, a teacher educating students should view the act of teaching as a divine service to knowledge rather than just a means of livelihood.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the divine origin of action and its inseparable connection to the Supreme Reality (Brahman) and the Vedas.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 194

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

म्हणौनि तोचि स्थिरप्रज्ञु । जो इंद्रियांसीं अतिनिग्रहु । करूनि असे जयाचा पांगु । फिटला असे ॥ १९४ ॥

"Therefore, he is truly a man of steady wisdom, who has achieved complete restraint over his senses and whose dependency on them has vanished."

स्थिरप्रज्ञु Noun
Sthiraprajnu
स्थिर बुद्धी असलेला
One with steady wisdom
इंद्रियांसीं Noun
Indriyansi
इंद्रियांना
To the senses
अतिनिग्रहु Noun
Atinigrahu
पूर्ण ताबा किंवा संयम
Complete restraint
पांगु Noun
Pangu
लाचारी किंवा परावलंबित्व
Dependency or helplessness
फिटला Verb
Fitala
संपला किंवा मुक्त झाला
Ended or freed

💡 Meaning

Therefore, he alone is of steady wisdom, who has completely restrained his senses from their objects and has freed himself from dependency on them.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true intellectual stability is only possible when a person has absolute mastery over their senses. The term 'Pangu' is used metaphorically to describe the 'crippled' or 'dependent' state of a mind that is enslaved by sensory desires. When this dependency is severed through disciplined restraint, the seeker's consciousness becomes firmly established in the divine self.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing digital detox or resisting the urge to react impulsively to criticism are practical applications of this verse. For example, choosing a healthy lifestyle over temporary cravings.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna the final characteristic of a person with stable wisdom, emphasizing the necessity of sense control.

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