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Bhagavad Gītā 2.14: Hot and cold come and go
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥
mātrāsparśāstu kaunteya śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadāḥ
āgamāpāyino'nityāstāṃstitikṣasva bhārata
Recitation: NehalDaveND (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0, adapted, original recording
Meaning
Contacts of the senses with their objects give rise to cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and go and are impermanent; endure them, O Bhārata. The verse introduces titikṣā, patient forbearance, as a practice.
For children
Krishna says: “Feeling hot or cold, happy or sad — these feelings come and go, like the weather. Be patient, and they will pass.”
Arjuna is grieving. Kṛṣṇa begins to teach him how to stay steady when feelings change.
Word by word
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय — The touch of the senses, Arjuna,
- mātrāsparśa: contact of the senses with things
- kaunteya: son of Kuntī (Arjuna)
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः — brings cold and heat, joy and sorrow
- śīta: cold
- uṣṇa: heat
- sukha: happiness
- duḥkha: sorrow, pain
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास् — they come and go, they do not last
- āgamāpāyin: coming and going
- anitya: not lasting
तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत — bear them patiently, Arjuna
- titikṣasva: endure, bear patiently
- bhārata: descendant of Bharata (Arjuna)
Kṛṣṇa speaks this verse. The Sanskrit is checked against four editions; meanings and word notes are simple learning aids written for MahaPrabha Gurukul, awaiting review by a Sanskrit teacher.