Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 5

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 5 (12.5) means: But their struggle is greater, whose minds are set on the unseen. For that goal is hard for the embodied to reach.

Sanskrit

क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्। अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।

Transliteration

kleśho ’dhikataras teṣhām avyaktāsakta-chetasām avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate

Translation

But their struggle is greater, whose minds are set on the unseen. For that goal is hard for the embodied to reach.

Hindi

पर जिनका मन अदृश्य पर टिका है, उनका संघर्ष अधिक है। क्योंकि वह लक्ष्य देहधारियों के लिए पाना कठिन है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 5?

But their struggle is greater, whose minds are set on the unseen. For that goal is hard for the embodied to reach.

Which chapter is verse 12.5 from?

It is verse 5 of Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 20 verses in total.

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