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Chapter 2

Chapter 2 · Verse 9

Sankhya Yoga

सांख्ययोग

सञ्जय उवाच | एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप | न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह ||२-९||

sañjaya uvāca . evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ guḍākeśaḥ parantapaḥ . na yotsya iti govindamuktvā tūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha ||2-9||

In plain words

You are observing the moment of total surrender when you finally stop fighting your inner battles with mere intellect. When your mind is overwhelmed by maya, the illusion of grief, you must quiet your ego. This silence is the first step toward receiving spiritual wisdom, allowing you to eventually perform your karma, or selfless duty, with absolute clarity.

Translation

2.9 Sanjaya said Having spoken thus to Sri Krsna, Arjuna, the coneror of sleep and the scorcher of foes, said, 'I will not fight' and became silent.

Meaning

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Word by word

एवम् thus उक्त्वा having spoken हृषीकेशम् to Hrishikesha गुडाकेशः Arjuna (the coneror of sleep) परन्तप destroyer of foes न योत्स्ये I will not fight इति thus गोविन्दम् to Govinda उक्त्वा having said तूष्णीम् silent बभूव ह became. No