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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 338

जैसा नावाचा सांगातु । वाऱ्यासी जाहला प्रवृत्तु । तो अगाधुही अपमृत्यु । ओढूनि आणी ॥ ३३८ ॥

"As the association of a boat with a strong wind drags it to an accidental death even in the deep sea."

नावाचा Noun
Nāvācā
नावेचा
of the boat
सांगातु Noun
Sāṅgātu
सोबत किंवा संगत
association or company
वाऱ्यासी Noun
Vāryāsī
वाऱ्याशी
with the wind
प्रवृत्तु Adjective
Pravṛttu
प्रवृत्त झालेला किंवा लागलेला
inclined or engaged
अगाधुही Adjective
Agādhuhī
अथांग किंवा खूप खोल
unfathomable or very deep
अपमृत्यु Noun
Apamṛtyu
अकाली किंवा अपघाती मृत्यू
accidental death or calamity
ओढूनि Verb
Oḍhūni
ओढून
dragging

💡 Meaning

Just as a boat caught in a gale is dragged to a disastrous end even in deep waters, so does the mind following the senses lead to destruction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar provides a profound psychological insight using a nautical metaphor. He explains that just as a boat, intended to cross the waters safely, can be seized by a violent gale and dragged into the depths of the ocean leading to a wreck, similarly, the human mind, when it follows the wandering senses, loses its anchor of wisdom. Even a person with great potential can be led to spiritual or moral ruin if their mind is not disciplined and is constantly pulled by external desires.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, if we allow our senses to be constantly distracted by digital entertainment or impulsive desires, we lose our focus on long-term goals. Discipline acts as the rudder that keeps our 'life-boat' on course.

📌 Context

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how the mind, when swayed by the senses, destroys one's intellect, using the metaphor of a boat in a storm.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 156

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः । वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥

दुःखें न संतापें । सुखीं स्पृहा निक्षेपें । जो रागु द्वेषु न कोपें । सांडूनि गेला ॥

"He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom."

दुःखें Noun
dukhen
दुःखाच्या वेळी
in sorrows
संतापें Verb
santapen
विचलित होणे किंवा त्रासणे
to be agitated
स्पृहा Noun
spruha
इच्छा किंवा ओढ
desire or longing
रागु Noun
ragu
आसक्ती किंवा प्रेम
attachment
सांडूनि Verb
sanduni
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
having abandoned

💡 Meaning

One who is not disturbed by sorrows, has no longing for pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear, and anger is called a sage of steady mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the mental state of a realized soul. A person of steady wisdom is one whose mind remains unperturbed by sorrows and who has no craving for pleasures. By transcending the three major obstacles of the mind—attachment (Raga), fear (Bhaya), and anger (Krodha)—the individual attains a state of constant equanimity and spiritual stability.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, maintaining a calm demeanor during a high-pressure project without getting frustrated, and staying humble after receiving a major award, exemplifies this teaching.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains the characteristics of a person with stable wisdom (Sthitaprajna) to Arjuna.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 128

म्हणौनि संशयापासोनि थोर । आन नाही पाप घोर । हा विनाशाची थोर । विवसी गा ॥

"Therefore, there is no sin more terrible than doubt. It is a great force of destruction."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
संशयापासोनि Noun
Sanshayapasoni
संशयापेक्षा
Than doubt
घोर Adjective
Ghor
भयंकर / भयानक
Terrible / Dreadful
विनाशाची Noun
Vinashachi
नाशाची
Of destruction
विवसी Noun
Vivasi
डाकिण / विनाशाची शक्ती
A destructive force / Witch

💡 Meaning

There is no sin more terrible than doubt; it is the ultimate cause of total destruction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that there is no sin more terrible than doubt. He personifies doubt as 'Vivasi' (a destructive force or a witch) that leads to total ruin. Doubt is not just a mental state but a spiritual poison that destroys one's wisdom, peace, and potential. A person consumed by doubt can never achieve stability or success in any sphere of life, as it erodes the very foundation of faith and action.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, doubting your own skills or your team can lead to failure. For example, if a leader doubts their team's ability, the lack of trust will lead to the project's collapse.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the destructive nature of doubt and how it acts as the greatest obstacle to spiritual and worldly success.

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