Bhagavad Gita 18.39 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Happiness from laziness and too much sleep fools you from start to end.”
What it means
“Happiness that deludes you from beginning to end, coming from oversleeping, laziness and carelessness, is dull.”
The original Sanskrit
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः । निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
yadagre cānubandhe ca sukhaṃ mohanamātmanaḥ nidrālasyapramādotthaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam
Translations
Literal translation
That joy is said to be born of tams which, both in the beginning and in the seel, is delusive to oneself and arises from sleep, laziness and inadvertence.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो सुख प्रारम्भ में और परिणाम (अनुबन्ध) में भी आत्मा (मनुष्य) को मोहित करने वाला होता है, वह निद्रा, आलस्य और प्रमाद से उत्पन्न सुख तामस कहा जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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