Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 6, Verse 8
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।
युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।
युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।
jñāna-vijñāna-tṛptātmā kūṭa-stho vijitendriyaḥ
yukta ityucyate yogī sama-loṣṭāśma-kāñcanaḥ
also searched as "jnana vijnana triptatma kutastho vijitendriyah"
Translation
The yogin whose mind is content with knowledge of the self and also with knowledge of the difference between the self and Prakrti, who is established in the self, whose senses are subdued, and to whom earth, stone, and gold all seem alike, is called integrated.
Vāṇi's rendering
Full of knowledge and direct seeing, unshaken, senses ruled — dirt, stone, and gold look the same.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ज्ञानjñāna | knowledge — what has been learned and understood |
| विज्ञानvijñāna | direct seeing — the same knowledge lived through, tested in one's own experience |
| तृप्तात्माtṛpta-ātmā | one whose very self is fed and satisfied (tṛpta + ātmā, joined by sandhi) |
| कूटस्थःkūṭa-stho | standing unmoved, like the anvil under the hammer (kūṭa-sthaḥ before the following sound) |
| विजितvijita | mastered, brought under rule |
| इन्द्रियःindriyaḥ | the senses (vijita + indriyaḥ, joined by sandhi) |
| युक्तःyukta | joined, gathered into one — the settled yogī (yuktaḥ before iti) |
| इतिiti | thus, in this way |
| उच्यतेucyate | is called, is spoken of |
| योगीyogī | the one in yoga |
| समsama | the same, level, equal in his eyes |
| लोष्टloṣṭa | a clod of dirt |
| अश्मaśma | stone (loṣṭa + aśma, joined by sandhi) |
| काञ्चनःkāñcanaḥ | gold |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 8 mean?
It describes the settled yogī. His knowing is not borrowed — it has become his own seeing, and it satisfies him completely. He stands unmoved, his senses obey him, and the difference between a clod of dirt and a piece of gold no longer moves his heart. Krishna calls such a one yukta: gathered, whole.
What is the meaning of jnana vijnana triptatma kutastho vijitendriyah?
Jñāna is understanding; vijñāna is that understanding proven in your own life. Tṛptātmā means the self is fed by both and asks for nothing further. Kūṭastha is the anvil — everything is hammered upon it, and it does not change shape. Vijitendriya: the senses have a master. Four marks of one settled person.
Does treating gold and stone as equal mean I should not care about money?
Krishna does not ask you to forget what gold is worth. The yogī can still count it. What has gone is the tug — the small lift when it arrives, the small collapse when it leaves. Handle money exactly as your work requires. Only notice whether your mood is following it around.
What is the difference between jnana and vijnana in the Gita?
Jñāna is what you have heard rightly and grasped. Vijñāna is what has passed through your own living and come out as direct seeing. One can be spoken; the other can only be undergone. Most seekers have plenty of the first. This verse quietly asks how much of the second you carry.
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Commentary
Two words for knowing sit side by side here, and the second is the harder one. Jñāna is what you have understood; vijñāna is what has gone through you and come back out as sight. A man full of both is called tṛptātmā — fed. Nothing further is needed. Then Krishna gives the test, and it is not a subtle one: dirt, stone, gold. Not that the yogī cannot tell them apart; he can price them exactly. They simply stop pulling. Watch your own hand the next time gold is in the room. It moves before you decide.