Bhagavad Gita 2.8 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Nothing in the world can take this sadness away.”
What it means
“Even a perfect kingdom, even power over the gods, would not take away this grief that is burning me up.”
The original Sanskrit
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्याद् यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम् । अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धं राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम् ॥
na hi prapaśyāmi mamāpanudyād yacchokamucchoṣaṇamindriyāṇām avāpya bhūmāvasapatnamṛddhaṃ rājyaṃ surāṇāmapi cādhipatyam
Translations
Literal translation
Because, I do not see that which can, even after acquiring on this earth a prosperous kingdom free from enemies and even sovereignty over the gods, remove my sorrow (which is) blasting the senses.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
पृथ्वी पर निष्कण्टक समृद्ध राज्य को और देवताओं के स्वामित्व को प्राप्त होकर भी मैं उस उपाय को नहीं देखता हूँ, जो मेरी इन्द्रियों को सुखाने वाले इस शोक को दूर कर सके।
Swami Tejomayananda
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