Bhagavad Gita BG 6.22
Chapter 6, Verse 22 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः । यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥
yam labdhva caparam labham manyate nadhikam tatah yasmin sthito na duhkhena gurunApi vicalyate
Meaning
Having gained which, no other gain is considered greater. Established in which, one is not shaken even by the heaviest suffering.
Understanding
Continuing from verses 20-21, still describing samadhi. First characteristic: yam labdhva (having gained which), no other labha (gain, acquisition) is considered adhika (greater). This is the gain beyond which there is nothing more to want. Second: yasmin sthita (established in which), one is na vicalyate (not shaken) even by gurunA duhkhena (the heaviest, gravest suffering). This is not indifference but the stability of one who has found a ground that suffering cannot undermine.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| लब्ध्वा | labdhva | having gained, having obtained |
| लाभम् | labham | gain, acquisition |
| अधिकम् | adhikam | greater, more than |
| गुरुणा | guruna | by the heaviest, gravest (here: severe suffering) |
| विचाल्यते | vicalyate | is shaken, is moved, is disturbed |
| यम् | yam | which / that (gain) |
| च | ca | and (another gain) |
| अपरम् | aparam | another / any other (gain) |
| मन्यते | manyate | considers / thinks / regards |
| न | na | not (not greater than this) |
| ततः | tataḥ | than that / greater than that |
| यस्मिन् | yasmin | in which / being established in which |
| स्थितः | sthitaḥ | established / situated |
| दुःखेन | duḥkhena | by grief / by suffering |
| अपि | api | even / although (even by great sorrow) |