Chapter 2 · Verse 14
Bhagavad Gita 2.14
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Sankhya Yoga · सांख्य योग
Sanskrit Verse
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः। आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
Roman (IAST)
mātrāsparśāstu kaunteya śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadāḥ| āgamāpāyino'nityāstāṃstitikṣasva bhārata||2.14||
Simple transliteration
matrasparshastu kaunteya shitoshnasukhaduhkhadah agamapayino'nityastamstitikshasva bharata2.14
Meaning
Meaning (English)
The contact of the senses with their objects gives rise to fleeting sensations of heat and cold, pleasure and pain. These are temporary and come and go; one should learn to endure them with equanimity.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
हे कौन्तेय! इन्द्रियों के विषयों का स्पर्श शीत-उष्ण और सुख-दुख देता है। वे आने-जाने वाले और अनित्य हैं। हे भारत! उन्हें सहन करना सीखो।
About this verse
This is verse 14 of 72 in Chapter 2 (Sankhya Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
