doubts on gita verses

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Namasthe,

 

Very early in his discourse to Arjuna , Bhagavan has spelt the essential

condition of 'this world'. i.e of pain, pleasure, success and failure etc which

are 'temporaroy' ( gita verse 2/14). This gives hope to those who are in pain

but despair to those in 'pleasure'. Sandwhiched the person is bewildered

prompting him to get attached and hold on to 'pleasure', seeking it more and

more as it fleets away and away (being driven by the priciple of sentiency).

 

Under the spell of such ups and down one gets his foothold by :

 

1) waiting ('thithikshiswa') g.v.2/14

2) boldness( 'dhira/m) g.v.2/15

 

I think the 'boldness' to wait patiently by bearing/enjoying the brunt/ pleasure

comes from the simple logic 'he' once again referred in g.v.2/16.

 

Does the 'dhiram' in v. 2/15 means a man of 'dhairiyam' (fearless) or a man who

can take things more 'dheerey' (patiently)?

 

Hope some one will throw more light on this.

 

Regards

 

Balagopal

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Balagopal ji,

Namaste.

 

> Does the 'dhiram' in v. 2/15 means a man of 'dhairiyam' (fearless) or a man

> who can take things more 'dheerey' (patiently)?

 

The word " dheeram " is in the second case or objective case. The

pratipadika for this is dheeraH, which means dheemaan. dheeH yasya

asti iti dheemaan. That is, dheemaan is a " Wise Man " . It is said in

the Gita 2.15 that,

 

Who becomes eligible for amR^itatvam? That is being explained in the

verse 2.15:

 

Dheera is a person, who is not at all agitated by the external

circumstances. He is already steadfast in himself. On obtaining

pleasurable, he does not exult. Nor on being subjected to pain does

he complain. That person, who accepts pleasure and pain without any

reaction is fully established in Titiksha.

 

cf: vivekacuuDaamaNi

 

sahana.m sarva duHkhaanaamapratiikaarapuurvakam.

cintaavilaaparahita.m saa titikshhaa nigadyate..

 

 

> Does the 'dhiram' in v. 2/15 means a man of 'dhairiyam' (fearless) or a man

> who can take things more 'dheerey' (patiently)?

 

Such a person alone is fit for the amR^itatva, which is referred in

the Gita 2.16. dhiram does not mean fearlessness, nor " being patient "

 

With regards,

Anupam.