Shloka 26

भीमसेननादः तथा प्रथमसंमर्दः

Bhīmasena’s Roar and the First Clash

Devanagari script

जो मान और अपमानमें सम है

Transliteration

yo māna-apamānayoḥ samaḥ mitra-ari-pakṣayoḥ api samaḥ; evaṁ sarveṣu ārambheṣu kartṛtva-abhimāna-rahitaḥ sa puruṣaḥ guṇātītaḥ kathyate. sambandhaḥ— itthaṁ arjunasya dvau praśnau uttaritvā idānīṁ guṇātīta-bhavanopāya-viṣayakaṁ tṛtīyaṁ praśnam ucyate. yadyapi asya adhyāyasya ekonaviṁśatitame śloke bhagavatā guṇātīta-bhavanopāyaḥ ‘ātmānam akartāraṁ matvā nirguṇa-nirākāra-saccidānanda-ghana-brahmaṇi nitya-nirantaraṁ sthātavyam’ iti darśitaḥ; tathā upariṣṭāt caturṣu ślokeṣu varṇitāni guṇātītasya lakṣaṇāni ācaraṇāni ca ādarśīkṛtya dhāraṇābhyāsaḥ api upāyaḥ manyate; kintu arjunaḥ etebhyaḥ bhinnaṁ kiñcit sulabham upāyam jñātum icchan praśnaṁ kṛtavān; ataḥ praśnānurūpaṁ bhagavān anyaṁ sulabham upāyam āha— māṁ ca yo ’vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate sa guṇān samatītya etān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate.

Translation

يُسمّى «متجاوزًا للغونات» من يستوي عنده الشرف والمهانة، ويستوي عنده الصديق والعدو، ويكون في كل عملٍ منزّهًا عن دعوى الأنا: «أنا الفاعل». السياق: بعد أن أجاب التعليم عن سؤالين لأرجونا، يتجه الآن إلى السؤال الثالث: كيف يصير المرء guṇātīta. ومع أن الرب قد أشار سابقًا إلى الوسيلة وهي الثبات الدائم في براهمان المنزّه عن الصفات والصورة بمعرفة النفس غيرَ فاعلة، ومع أن التدرّب على الصفات المذكورة آنفًا وسيلة أيضًا، فقد التمس أرجونا طريقًا أيسر. لذلك يبيّن الرب سبيلًا قريبًا: من يخدمه بيوغا المحبة (bhakti-yoga) غير المتذبذبة يتجاوز الغونات الثلاث ويغدو أهلًا لتحقيق براهمان.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mānam: honor
• mānam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• apamānam: dishonor
• apamānam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: apamāna
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• tulyaḥ: equal (same-minded)
• tulyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mitra: in (the case of) a friend
• mitra: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ari: in (the case of) an enemy
• ari: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• tulyaḥ: equal
• tulyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• māna: in honor
• māna: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• apamānayoḥ: of (the two) dishonor(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apamāna
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• tulyaḥ: equal
• tulyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tulyanindāstutiḥ: to whom blame and praise are equal
• tulyanindāstutiḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya-nindā-stuti
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• maunī: silent (self-restrained)
• maunī: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maunin
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• santuṣṭaḥ: content
• santuṣṭaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: santuṣṭa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• yena: by whatever (means/thing)
• yena: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• kena: by anything whatsoever
• kena: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: kim
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• cit: even; at all (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cit

• anīketaḥ: without a fixed abode
• anīketaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anīketa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sthira: steady
• sthira: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• matiḥ: in mind; understanding
• matiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• bhaktimān: devoted
• bhaktimān: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaktimat
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• me: of me; my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• priyaḥ: dear
• priyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Brahman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Transcending the guṇas is marked by steady equanimity (toward honor/dishonor and friend/foe) and freedom from the ego of doership; a direct and accessible means is unwavering devotion to the Lord, by which one crosses beyond the guṇas and becomes fit for Brahman-realization.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Arjuna asks how to recognize and attain the state beyond the guṇas, the discourse first outlines the traits of a guṇātīta person and then, responding to Arjuna’s desire for a simpler method, presents steadfast bhakti as an effective path to transcend the guṇas and reach Brahman.