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Bhagavad Gita 2.14 · Matra Sparshas Tu Kaunteyaमात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥

mātrā-sparśhās tu kaunteya

śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ āgamāpāyino ’nityās tans-titikṣhasva bhārata

Sanskrit recitation

You are more than this body · 2.11–2.30 · Teaching

Translation

The contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain, has a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.

Hindi translation

हे कुन्तीनन्दन! इन्द्रियोंके जो विषय (जड पदार्थ) हैं, वो तो शीत (अनुकूलता) और उष्ण (प्रतिकूलता) - के द्वारा सुख और दुःख देनेवाले हैं तथा आने-जानेवाले और अनित्य हैं। हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन! उनको तुम सहन करो।

Meaning

-- Cold is pleasant at one time and painful at another. Heat is pleasant in winter but painful in summer. The same object that gives pleasure at one time gives pain at another time. So the sensecontacts that give rise to the sensations of heat and cold, pleasure and pain come and go. Therefore, they are impermanent in nature. The objects come in contact with the senses or the Indriyas, viz., skin, ear, eye, nose, etc., and the sensations are carried by the nerves to the mind which has its seat in the brain. It is the mind that feels pleasure and pain. One should try to bear patiently heat and cold, pleasure and pain and develop a balanced state of mind. (Cf.V.22)

After Swami Sivananda

You are more than this body· 2.11–2.30→

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

Word-by-word→
tu
indeed
tān
them
sukha
happiness
dāḥ
give
āgama
come
śhīta
winter
bhārata
descendant of the Bharat
duḥkha
distress
kaunteya
Arjun, the son of Kunti
uṣhṇa
summer
anityāḥ
non-permanent
apāyinaḥ
go
titikṣhasva
tolerate
mātrā-sparśhāḥ
contact of the senses with the sense objects

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