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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 17 · Śraddhātraya Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 17.23

Lesson 618 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Faith, motivation and the qualities shaping practice. How do motivation and character shape the quality of a practice?

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Shloka · Devanagari

तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥbrāhmaṇās tena vedāśh cha yajñāśh cha vihitāḥ purā

Sandhi-vicheda

om tat sat+iti+nirdeśhaḥ+brahmaṇaḥ+tri-vidhaḥ+smṛitaḥ+brāhmaṇāḥ+tena+vedāḥ+cha+yajñāḥ+cha+vihitāḥ+purā

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Meaning of each word

om tat satsource form

syllables representing aspects of transcendence

itisource form

thus

nirdeśhaḥsource form

symbolic representatives

brahmaṇaḥsource form

the Supreme Absolute Truth

tri-vidhaḥsource form

of three kinds

smṛitaḥsource form

have been declared

brāhmaṇāḥsource form

the priests

tenasource form

from them

vedāḥsource form

scriptures

chasource form

and

yajñāḥsource form

sacrifice

chasource form

and

vihitāḥsource form

came about

purāsource form

from the beginning of creation

Translation

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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

।।17.23।। --, तत् सत् इति एवं निर्देशः? निर्दिश्यते अनेनेति निर्देशः? त्रिविधो नामनिर्देशः ब्रह्मणः स्मृतः चिन्तितः वेदान्तेषु ब्रह्मविद्भिः। ब्राह्मणाः तेन निर्देशेन त्रिविधेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः निर्मिताः पुरा पूर्वम् इति निर्देशस्तुत्यर्थम् उच्यते।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 17.23

Course position618 / 701

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