Bhagavad Gita 2.45
Chapter 2, verse 45
Meaning
The Vedas deal with the world of nature's three strands, the guṇas. Rise above them, Arjuna: free of the pull of opposites, rooted in clarity, not fretting over getting and keeping, and centred in yourself.
The Sanskrit
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन ।
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ॥ ४५ ॥
traiguṇyaviṣayā vedā nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna
nirdvaṃdvo nityasattvastho niryogakṣema ātmavān
Say it
trai-goon-yuh-vi-shuh-yaa vay-daa nis-trai-goon-yo bhuh-vaar-joo-nuh
nir-dvun-dvo nit-yuh-sut-tvuh-stho nir-yo-guh-kshay-muh aat-muh-vaan
Word by word
- traiguṇya-viṣayāḥ vedāḥ
- the Vedas deal with the realm of the three guṇas
- nistraiguṇyaḥ bhava
- be beyond the three guṇas
- arjuna
- Arjuna
- nirdvandvaḥ
- free of the pairs of opposites
- nitya-sattva-sthaḥ
- always rooted in clarity (sattva)
- niryoga-kṣemaḥ
- not anxious about getting and keeping
- ātmavān
- grounded in the self
Read it in context: verses 2.45–48Your work is yours, the fruit is notWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Own the effort, release the scoreboard
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.45 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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