Arjuna said: O Kesava, what are the marks of one whose wisdom is steady and who is absorbed in stillness? How does a person of steady understanding speak, sit, and walk?
— Arjuna
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Bhagavad Gita · 2.54
Hindi · हिन्दी
अर्जुन बोले हे केशव परमात्मामें स्थित स्थिर बुद्धिवाले मनुष्यके क्या लक्षण होते हैं वह स्थिर बुद्धिवाला मनुष्य कैसे बोलता है, कैसे बैठता है और कैसे चलता है ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover a word to focus on it.
अर्जुन उवाचArjuna saidस्थितप्रज्ञस्यof one whose wisdom is steadyकाwhatभाषाmark or descriptionसमाधिस्थस्यof one established in complete stillnessकेशवO Kesavaस्थितधीःone of steady understandingकिम्howप्रभाषेतwould speakकिम्howआसीतwould sitव्रजेतwould walkकिम्what
Read literallyArjuna said · of one whose wisdom is steady · what · mark or description · of one established in complete stillness · O Kesava · one of steady understanding · how · would speak · how · would sit · would walk · what
Understanding the verse
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It shifts attention from abstract understanding to visible conduct under pressure.
Built onस्थितप्रज्ञसमाधि
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In plain words
What this verse means
Arjuna asks how a person with steady wisdom behaves in daily life — how they speak, sit, and move.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has just heard Krishna describe the mind that has crossed confusion. Before the war can begin, he asks for a practical sign: what does a person of steady wisdom actually look like in speech, posture, and movement?
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
You meet someone who stays calm under pressure and wonder, what makes them different? Arjuna asks the same thing before the hardest decision of his life.
The takeaway
“Real wisdom should show up in ordinary behavior, not just in ideas.”
Arjuna asks how a person with steady wisdom behaves in daily life — how they speak, sit, and move.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 2.54?
Arjuna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Sankhya Yoga" (The Yoga of Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 2.54?
Verse 54 sits in Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita — Sankhya Yoga, "The Yoga of Knowledge". The chapter has 72 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 2.54 matter today?
You meet someone who stays calm under pressure and wonder, what makes them different? Arjuna asks the same thing before the hardest decision of his life.
It shifts attention from abstract understanding to visible conduct under pressure.
What this verse means
Arjuna asks how a person with steady wisdom behaves in daily life — how they speak, sit, and move.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has just heard Krishna describe the mind that has crossed confusion. Before the war can begin, he asks for a practical sign: what does a person of steady wisdom actually look like in speech, posture, and movement?
Why this verse still matters
You meet someone who stays calm under pressure and wonder, what makes them different? Arjuna asks the same thing before the hardest decision of his life.
“Real wisdom should show up in ordinary behavior, not just in ideas.”
Explore related themes: kurukshetra (95 verses), equanimity (23 verses)