Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 54
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 54

अर्जुन उवाच
स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।
स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।।2.54।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.54. Arjuna said  O Kesava !  What is the connotation of sthita-prajna (a man-of-stabilized-intellect),  [applied] to a man fixed in concentration ?  What would sthira-dhih (the fixed-minded) convey ?  Where would the fixed-minded abide ?  And what would be reach ?


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.54 Sthita-prajnasya etc.  By the statement  When the determing faculty shall stand [firm in concentration, at that time you shall attain Yoga - above II, 55]  it has been [virtually] stated there that the appellation sthita-prajna (man-of-stabilized-intellect) is a nomenclature signifying man-of-Yoga who is fixed in concentration.   Now, what is the  connotation of it, i.e., what is the basis for the usage of this nomenclature ?  For, [connotation is that] basing on which a particular meaning is connoted by words.  Does the appellation sthita-prajna of the man-of-Yoga speak of him through its traditional (or conventional) force of the word or through its force of etymology ?  This is the first estion. Of course, regarding the traditional force of the word there is no doubt at all.  [For, it has no such force in it].  Yet, the present estion is to make the etymological meaning-though it is already available-clear by explaining the basis for definition of special nature.
 
The expression sthira-dhih has for its imports both the expression [itself] and its meaning  the fixed-minded.  Of  them, does the expression sthira-dhih denote that meaning alone which is indicated by the force of its components; or else does it denote the ascetic also ?  This is the second estion.
 
Again, where would that firm-minded man-of-Yoga abide i.e., what would he practise; or what would his firmness depend on ?  This is the third [estion].
 
And what world he achieve by practising ?  This is the fourth  [estion].
 
These four estions are decided one by one by the Bhagavat [in the seel].


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.54Arjuna Uvaacha:
Sthitaprajnasya kaa bhaashaa samaadhisthasya keshava;
Sthitadheeh kim prabhaasheta kimaaseeta vrajeta kim.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.54arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; sthita-prajñasya—one with steady intellect; kā—what; bhāṣhā—talk; samādhi-sthasya—situated in divine consciousness; keśhava—Shree Krishna, killer of the Keshi Demon; sthita-dhīḥ—enlightened person; kim—what; prabhāṣheta—talks; kim—how; āsīta—sits; vrajeta—walks; kim—how