Bhagavad Gita 5.9प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि।इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन् ॥

pralapan visṛjan gṛhṇann unmiṣan nimiṣann

api indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu vartanta iti dhārayan

Sanskrit recitation

5.8 5.10

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Renounce the clinging, not the work · 5.1–5.12 · Teaching

Translation

Speaking, letting go, seizing, opening, and closing the eyes, one should be convinced that the senses move among the sense-objects.

Hindi translation

।।5.8 -- 5.9।। तत्त्वको जाननेवाला सांख्ययोगी देखता, सुनता, छूता, सूँघता, खाता, चलता, ग्रहण करता, बोलता, मल-मूत्र का त्याग करता, सोता हुआ, श्वास लेता तथा आँखें खोलता और मूँदता हुआ भी 'सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियाँ इन्द्रियोंके विषयोंमें बरत रही हैं' -- ऐसा समझकर 'मैं (स्वयं) कुछ भी नहीं करता हूँ' -- ऐसा माने।

Meaning

The liberated sage or a Jnani always remains as a witness of the activities of the senses as he identifies himself with the Self or Brahman. He thinks and says, I do not see the eyes perceive. I do not hear the ears hear. I do not smell, the nose smells, etc. He beholds,inaction in action as he has burnt his actions in the fire of wisdom. (Cf.XIV.1923)

After Swami Sivananda

Renounce the clinging, not the work· 5.1–5.12→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→

api: in spite of
iti: thus
pralapan: by talking
vartante: let them be so engaged
dhārayan: considering.
nimiṣan: closing
unmiṣan: opening
visṛjan: by giving up
gṛhṇan: by accepting
indriyāṇi: the senses
indriya-artheṣu: in sense gratification

Bhagavad Gita 5.9प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि।इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन् ॥

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