Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 2.11

Sanskrit

श्री भगवानुवाच अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे। गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha aśhochyān-anvaśhochas-tvaṁ prajñā-vādānśh cha bhāṣhase gatāsūn-agatāsūnśh-cha nānuśhochanti paṇḍitāḥ

Meaning

Focus your energy on what you can control today. Dwelling on unchangeable losses or hypothetical futures weakens your effectiveness as a leader.

Translation

The Blessed Lord said, "You grieve for those who are not to be grieved for; and you speak words of wisdom! The learned do not grieve for the departed nor for those who have not departed.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: