Bhagavad Gita BG 2.66
Chapter 2, Verse 66 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना । न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम् ॥ ६६ ॥
nāsti buddhir ayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir aśāntasya kutaḥ sukham
Meaning
One who is not disciplined in yoga has no steady wisdom and no meditative focus; without focus there is no peace, and for one without peace, how can there be happiness?
Understanding
A cascade of negatives that builds to an unavoidable conclusion. The 'ayukta' (one not in yoga, not connected) has: no buddhi (intelligence) → no bhāvanā (contemplative capacity) → no śānti (peace) → no sukha (happiness). The chain is logical and complete: without connection to the higher self/Divine, there is no real intelligence; without intelligence, no true inner life; without that, no peace; without peace, no happiness. The beginning of wisdom is connection (yoga).
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अयुक्तस्य | ayuktasya | of one not in yoga / not connected / undisciplined |
| बुद्धिः | buddhiḥ | intelligence / discriminating wisdom |
| भावना | bhāvanā | contemplative capacity / inner life / steadiness of thought |
| अभावयतः | abhāvayataḥ | of one who does not contemplate / who has no inner life |
| शान्तिः | śāntiḥ | peace |
| अशान्तस्य | aśāntasya | of the unpeaceful one |
| कुतः सुखम् | kutaḥ sukham | from where happiness? / how can there be happiness? |
| न अस्ति | nāsti | there is no / does not exist |
| न च | na ca | and not / nor (repeated) |
| कुतः | kutaḥ | from where / how can there be |