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The Eternal Self and Selfless Action
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः। आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत
mātrā-sparśhās tu kaunteya śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ āgamāpāyino ’nityās tans-titikṣhasva bhārata
O son of Kunti, the 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 Bharata.
mātrā-sparśhāḥ—contact of the senses with the sense objects · tu—indeed · kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti · śhīta—winter · uṣhṇa—summer · sukha—happiness · duḥkha—distress · dāḥ—give · āgama—come · apāyinaḥ—go · anityāḥ—non-permanent · tān—them · titikṣhasva—tolerate · bhārata—descendant of the Bharat
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