Bhagavad Gita · Karma Sannyasa Yoga — The Yoga of Renunciation
Chapter 5, Verse 8
"Bhagavad Gita 5.8" — meaning and explanation.
नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित् | पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन्
naiva kiñcitkaromīti yukto manyeta tattvavit . paśyañśruṇvanspṛśañjighrannaśnangacchansvapañśvasan
Meaning
5.8 "I do nothing at all," thus would the harmonised knower of Truth think seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, going, sleeping, breathing.
।।5.8।। तत्त्ववित् युक्त पुरुष यह सोचेगा (अर्थात् जानता है) कि "मैं किंचित् मात्र कर्म नहीं करता हूँ" देखता हुआ, सुनता हुआ, स्पर्श करता हुआ, सूंघता हुआ, खाता हुआ, चलता हुआ, सोता हुआ, श्वास लेता हुआ,।।
Explanation
5.8 न not? एव even? किञ्चित् anything? करोमि I do? इति thus? युक्तः centred (in the Self)? मन्येत should think? तत्त्ववित् the knower of Truth? पश्यन् seeing? श्रृण्वन् hearing? स्पृशन् touching? जिघ्रन् smelling? अश्नन् eating? गच्छन् going? स्वपन् sleeping? श्वसन् breathing.No Commentary.
Life Lesson
Study Bhagavad Gita 5.8 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.
Context
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, verse 8, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
Bhagavad Gita 5.8
This page presents the Sanskrit verse, transliteration, Hindi meaning, English meaning, and a simple explanation for study. For a fuller understanding, read this shloka in sequence with the rest of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 5.8 mean?
5.8 "I do nothing at all," thus would the harmonised knower of Truth think seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, going, sleeping, breathing.
What is the life lesson of this verse?
Study Bhagavad Gita 5.8 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.
What is the context of this verse?
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, verse 8, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.