Verse 2.14
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥
Transliteration
mātrāsparśāstu kaunteya śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadāḥ |
āgamāpāyino'nityāstāṃstitikṣasva bhārata ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
The contacts of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which cause heat and cold, pleasure and pain, have a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.
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Contacts of the senses with their objects, son of Kunti, give rise to cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and go and do not last; bear them patiently, descendant of Bharata.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Having spoken of what endures, Krishna turns to what passes. Experiences of cold and heat, pleasure and pain arise from the meeting of the senses with their objects (mātrā-sparśa). They come and go and are not lasting, so Arjuna is told to endure them (titikṣā). This is practical advice as much as philosophy: a warrior on the battlefield must bear discomfort and emotion without being ruled by them. The same discipline of patient endurance applies to grief, which also belongs to the passing play of experience.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08