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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 46

तरी अज्ञानासारिखें। दुसरें कांहीं न दिसे पाखें। जेणें आपणपें पारखें। कीजे मनुष्या॥

"There is nothing quite like ignorance; it makes a person a stranger to their own self."

अज्ञानासारिखें Noun
Ajñānāsārikheṃ
अज्ञानाप्रमाणे
Like ignorance
दुसरें Adjective
Dusareṃ
दुसरे
Other
पाखें Adverb
Pākheṃ
खरोखर किंवा पलीकडे
Truly or beyond
आपणपें Pronoun
Āpaṇapeṃ
स्वतःला
Oneself
पारखें Adjective
Pārakheṃ
परके किंवा अनोळखी
Stranger or alienated
मनुष्या Noun
Manuṣyā
माणसाला
To the human

💡 Meaning

There is nothing like ignorance, which makes a person a stranger to their own self.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that there is nothing as detrimental as ignorance. Ignorance is described as a veil that makes a person a stranger to their own true self (Atman). It creates a sense of alienation from one's inherent divinity. Just as a person cannot recognize their own face in a dirty mirror, spiritual ignorance prevents a human being from realizing their true potential and the divine essence within.

🎯 Practical Application

Ignorance of one's own strengths leads to low self-esteem. For example, if a person never attempts a task due to the false belief that they lack talent, they remain a stranger to their own hidden capabilities.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how ignorance acts as a barrier to self-realization.

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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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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 210

जेणें सांडिला फळाचा संगु। तोचि तो नित्यतृप्तु। जो न करी कर्माचा पांगु। कवणिये काळीं॥

"He who has abandoned attachment to the fruit of action, he alone is eternally satisfied, who never depends on action at any time."

सांडिला Verb
sandila
त्याग केला / सोडला
abandoned / renounced
संगु Noun
sangu
आसक्ती / ओढ
attachment
नित्यतृप्तु Adjective
nityatruptu
नेहमी समाधानी
eternally satisfied
पांगु Noun
pangu
अवलंबून असणे / अगतिकता
dependence / helplessness
कवणिये Other
kavaniye
कोणत्याही
at any
काळीं Noun
kali
वेळी / काळात
time

💡 Meaning

One who has given up attachment to the results of actions is truly content and never depends on actions for satisfaction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that a person who has completely abandoned attachment to the results of their actions is truly 'Nityatrupta' (ever-content). Such an individual does not depend on the outcomes of their deeds for happiness. Since their satisfaction comes from within, they remain unaffected by external circumstances and are not bound by the consequences of their actions.

🎯 Practical Application

Focus on your daily tasks or job without being obsessed with the promotion or reward. This mindset keeps you peaceful and productive regardless of the final outcome.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a person who has attained spiritual freedom by renouncing the desire for the fruits of their actions.

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