Verse 2.54
Speaker: Arjuna
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव। स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhi-sthasya keśava sthita-dhīḥ kiṁ prabhāṣeta kim āsīta vrajeta kim
Word-by-Word Meanings
sthita-prajñasya-of one of steady wisdom
bhāṣā-description/characteristics
samādhi-sthasya-established in meditation
sthita-dhīḥ-one of steady mind
prabhāṣeta-speaks
Translation
Arjuna said: What is the description of one of steady wisdom who is established in meditation, O Keshava? How does one of steady mind speak, sit, and walk?
Commentary
Arjuna asks one of the most practical questions in the Gita: what does an enlightened person look like in daily life? How do they speak, behave, and move through the world? This question leads to the famous 'sthitaprajña' (person of steady wisdom) description that concludes Chapter 2.
Themes
jnanayoga