Shloka 28

Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

दुःखशोकमयैघोरै: सड़स्नेहसमुद्धवै: । न विचाल्यति युक्तात्मा निःस्पृह: शान्तमानस:,शान्ताचित्त एवं निःस्पृह योगी आसक्ति और स्नेहसे प्राप्त होनेवाले भयंकर दुःख-शोक तथा भयसे विचलित नहीं होता

Transliteration

duḥkhaśokamayair ghoraiḥ saḍ-sneha-samudbhavaiḥ | na vicālyati yuktātmā niḥspṛhaḥ śāntamānasaḥ ||

Translation

The disciplined yogin—tranquil in mind and free from craving—is not shaken by dreadful waves of sorrow and grief born of attachment and affection.

Word by Word

दुःखशोकमयैःby/with those consisting of sorrow and grief

घोरैःterrible

स्नेहसमुद्धवैःarising from attachment/affection

नnot

विचाल्यतिis shaken/moved

युक्तात्माone whose self is disciplined/collected

निःस्पृहःdesireless, without longing

शान्तमानसःof tranquil mind

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sorrow and grief become overwhelming chiefly when fueled by attachment (sneha). A yogin who is niḥspṛha (non-grasping) and śāntamānasa (calm-minded) remains steady and is not mentally shaken by painful events.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa speaker is instructing about the marks of inner discipline: the truly integrated person (yuktātmā) maintains composure even when confronted with terrifying experiences of loss, fear, and lamentation that arise from emotional clinging.