न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्याद्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम् ।
अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम् ॥
अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम् ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
पृथ्वीपर धनधान्यसमृद्ध और शत्रुरहितराज्य तथा स्वर्गमें देवताओंका आधिपत्य मिल जाय तो भी इन्द्रियोंको सुखानेवाला मेरा जो शोक है, वह दूर हो जाय ऐसा मैं नहीं देखता हूँ ॥
English
Even if I gained an unrivaled, prosperous kingdom on earth or lordship over the gods, I see nothing that could remove this grief that dries up my senses.
What this verse means
Arjuna says that even the greatest possible power and wealth would not remove his grief. His mind is so overwhelmed that nothing outside can fix it.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has already admitted confusion and weakness. Now he tells Krishna that even a rich, enemy-free kingdom on earth or rule over the gods would not dry up his sorrow. This is the depth of his collapse before Krishna begins to answer.
Why this verse still matters
You get the promotion, the apartment, the applause — and still feel hollow on the ride home. Some pain is too deep to be solved by winning more.
The takeaway
When grief takes over, even the biggest prizes stop looking valuable.
Word-by-word translation
न हि (for not) / प्रपश्यामि (I see) / मम (my) / अपनुद्यात् (could remove) / यत् (that which) / शोकम् (grief) / उच्छोषणम् (drying up) / इन्द्रियाणाम् (of the senses) / अवाप्य (having obtained) / भूमौ (on earth) / असपत्नम् (unrivaled, without enemies) / ऋद्धम् (prosperous) / राज्यम् (kingdom) / सुराणाम् (of the gods) / अपि (even) / च (and) / आधिपत्यम् (lordship)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga — The Yoga of Knowledge, which contains 72 verses.
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