Bhagavad Gita BG 5.19
Chapter 5, Verse 19 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः । निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः ॥
ihaiva tair jitah sargo yesham samye sthitam manah nirdosham hi samam brahma tasmad brahmani te sthitah
Meaning
Right here (in this life) creation is conquered by those whose mind is established in equanimity. Brahman is flawless and equal — therefore they are established in Brahman.
Understanding
The conquest of sarga (creation, the round of rebirth) happens ihaiva — right here, in this life. For whom? For those yesham samye sthitam manah — whose mind is sthita (established, stable) in samya (equanimity, equal-mindedness). Why does equanimity = Brahman-establishment? Because nirdosham hi samam brahma — Brahman is flawless and utterly equal. The mind that abides in equanimity participates in Brahman's own nature.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| इहैव | ihaiva | right here, in this very life |
| सर्गः | sargah | creation, the cycle of birth and suffering |
| साम्ये | samye | in equanimity, in sameness |
| निर्दोषम् | nirdosham | flawless, without blemish |
| समम् | samam | equal, same, without distinction |
| तैः | taiḥ | by them / by those (with equanimous mind) |
| जितः | jitaḥ | conquered / overcome (the creation) |
| येषाम् | yeṣām | whose / of those (whose mind is in equanimity) |
| स्थितम् | sthitam | rests / is established / is steady |
| मनः | manaḥ | the mind |
| हि | hi | for / indeed |
| ब्रह्म | brahma | Brahman / the Absolute (is flawless and equal) |
| तस्मात् | tasmāt | therefore |
| ब्रह्मणि | brahmani | in Brahman / established in Brahman |
| ते | te | they (those persons) |
| स्थिताः | sthitāḥ | are established / are situated / abide |