ये विरक्ता महात्मानो भोगभावनतानवम् । भावयन्त्यभवायाऽन्तर्भव्या भुवि जयन्ति ते ॥ २५ ॥
yē viraktā mahātmānō bhōgabhāvanatānavam | bhāvayantyabhavāyā’ntarbhavyā bhuvi jayanti tē || 25 ||
Translation
The great souls who, dispassionate, dwell inwardly on the thinning of the thought of enjoyment, for the end of becoming: they are the blessed, and they prevail on earth.
Word by word
- yē
- who
- viraktā
- dispassionate
- mahātmānō
- (mahātmānaḥ) the great souls
- bhōga
- of enjoyment
- bhāvana
- of the thought
- tānavam
- on the thinning
- bhāvayantya
- (bhāvayanti) dwell
- abhavāya
- for the end of becoming
- antar
- (antaḥ) inwardly
- bhavyā
- the blessed
- bhuvi
- on earth
- jayanti
- prevail
- tē
- they
Meaning
Another commentary: the great souls who, for the complete end of the tendency to sense objects, make it fine within, are the best on earth, fit for release. Dispassion is not only turning away from enjoyments but dwelling on their thinning until the thought of them has no hold.