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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 11 · Viśvarūpa Darśana Yoga

Shloka 11.48

Lesson 462 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Encountering the universal form and limits of ordinary perception. What does the universal vision reveal about the limits of ordinary perception?

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Shloka · Devanagari

न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः।एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोकेद्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānairna cha kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥevaṁ-rūpaḥ śhakya ahaṁ nṛi-lokedraṣhṭuṁ tvad anyena kuru-pravīra

Sandhi-vicheda

na+veda-yajña+adhyayanaiḥ+na+dānaiḥ+na+cha+kriyābhiḥ+na+tapobhiḥ+ugraiḥ+evam-rūpaḥ+śhakyaḥ+aham+nṛi-loke+draṣhṭum+tvat+anyena+kuru-pravīra

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Meaning of each word

nasource form

not

veda-yajñasource form

by performance of sacrifice

adhyayanaiḥsource form

by study of the Vedas

nasource form

nor

dānaiḥsource form

by charity

nasource form

nor

chasource form

and

kriyābhiḥsource form

by rituals

nasource form

not

tapobhiḥsource form

by austerities

ugraiḥsource form

severe

evam-rūpaḥsource form

in this form

śhakyaḥsource form

possible

ahamsource form

nṛi-lokesource form

in the world of the mortals

draṣhṭumsource form

to be seen

tvatsource form

than you

anyenasource form

by another

kuru-pravīrasource form

the best of the Kuru warriors

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।11.48।। --,न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैः चतुर्णामपि वेदानाम् अध्ययनैः यथावत् यज्ञाध्ययनैश्च -- वेदाध्ययनैरेव यज्ञाध्ययनस्य सिद्धत्वात् पृथक् यज्ञाध्ययनग्रहणं यज्ञविज्ञानोपलक्षणार्थम् -- तथा न दानैः तुलापुरुषादिभिः? न च क्रियाभिः अग्निहोत्रादिभिः श्रौतादिभिः? न अपि तपोभिः उग्रैः चान्द्रायणादिभिः उग्रैः घोरैः? एवंरूपः यथादर्शितं विश्वरूपं यस्य सोऽहम् एवंरूपः न शक्यः अहं नृलोके मनुष्यलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन त्वत्तः अन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 11.48

Course position462 / 701

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