Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 8

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 8 (5.8) means: "I do nothing at all," thinks the one who knows the truth, even while seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving, sleeping, and breathing,

Sanskrit

नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्। पश्यन् श्रृणवन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपन् श्वसन्।।5.8।।

Transliteration

naiva kiñchit karomīti yukto manyeta tattva-vit paśhyañ śhṛiṇvan spṛiśhañjighrann aśhnangachchhan svapañśhvasan pralapan visṛijan gṛihṇann unmiṣhan nimiṣhann api indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣhu vartanta iti dhārayan

Translation

"I do nothing at all," thinks the one who knows the truth, even while seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving, sleeping, and breathing,

Hindi

"मैं कुछ नहीं करता," ऐसा सत्य को जानने वाला सोचता है, देखते, सुनते, छूते, सूँघते, खाते, चलते, सोते और साँस लेते हुए भी,

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Frequently asked

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 8?

"I do nothing at all," thinks the one who knows the truth, even while seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving, sleeping, and breathing,

Which chapter is verse 5.8 from?

It is verse 8 of Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 29 verses in total.

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