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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 8

भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 8

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या
द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।
अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्
राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।

English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

2.8. I do not clearly see what would drive out my grief, the scorcher of my sense-organs, even after achieving, a prosperous and unrivalled kingship in this earth and also the overlordship of the gods [in the heaven].

English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

2.8 See Comment under 2.10

Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.8

Na hi prapashyaami mamaapanudyaadYacchokam ucchoshanam indriyaanaam; Avaapya bhoomaavasapatnam riddhamRaajyam suraanaam api chaadhipatyam.

Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.8

na—not; hi—certainly; prapaśhyāmi—I see; mama—my; apanudyāt—drive away; yat—which; śhokam—anguish; uchchhoṣhaṇam—is drying up; indriyāṇām—of the senses; avāpya—after achieving; bhūmau—on the earth; asapatnam—unrivalled; ṛiddham—prosperous; rājyam—kingdom; surāṇām—like the celestial gods; api—even; cha—also; ādhipatyam—sovereignty