Bhagavad-gītā 13.9
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इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
indriyārtheṣhu vairāgyam anahankāra eva cha janma-mṛityu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣhānudarśhanam
Renouncing the delights of the senses, being without pride, having a right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, and of age and sickness;
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| indriya-artheṣhu | toward objects of the senses |
| vairāgyam | dispassion |
| anahankāraḥ | absence of egotism |
| eva cha | and also |
| janma | of birth |
| mṛityu | death |
| jarā | old age |
| vyādhi | disease |
| duḥkha | evils |
| doṣha | faults |
| anudarśhanam | perception |
The feeling of renunciation towards the objects of the senses is constant in the man of wisdom. He does not even like to talk about them.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Distinguish field, individual knower, Supreme knower, knowledge and knowable while noting this edition’s 35-verse numbering.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaNon-attachment to objects of the senses, and also the absence of egotism; seeing the evil in birth, death, aging, diseases, and miseries;
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaAbsence of desire for sense-objects, and also absence of egotism, the recognition of evil in birth, death, old age, disease, and sorrow;
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThe feeling of renunciation towards the objects of the senses is constant in the man of wisdom. He does not even like to talk about them.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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Renouncing the delights of the senses, being without pride, having a right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death
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of age and sickness
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indriya-artheṣhu: toward objects of the senses
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