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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 2 · Sāṅkhya Yoga

Shloka 2.19

Lesson 66 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Self, steadiness, right action and foundational teachings. What changes when action is guided by clear understanding rather than fear of results?

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Shloka · Devanagari

य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaśh chainaṁ manyate hatamubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate

Sandhi-vicheda

yaḥ+enam+vetti+hantāram+yaḥ+cha+enam+manyate+hatam+ubhau+tau+na+vijānītaḥ+na+ayam+hanti+na+hanyate

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Meaning of each word

yaḥsource form

one who

enamsource form

this

vettisource form

knows

hantāramsource form

the slayer

yaḥsource form

one who

chasource form

and

enamsource form

this

manyatesource form

thinks

hatamsource form

slain

ubhausource form

both

tausource form

they

nasource form

not

vijānītaḥsource form

in knowledge

nasource form

neither

ayamsource form

this

hantisource form

slays

nasource form

nor

hanyatesource form

is killed

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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

।।2.19।। य एनं प्रकृतं देहिनं वेत्ति विजानाति हन्तारं हननक्रियायाः कर्तारं यश्च एनम् अन्यो मन्यते हतं देहहननेन हतः अहम् इति हननक्रियायाः कर्मभूतम् तौ उभौ न विजानीतः न ज्ञातवन्तौ अविवेकेन आत्मानम्। हन्ता अहम् हतः अस्मि अहम् इति देहहननेन आत्मानमहंप्रत्ययविषयं यौ विजानीतः तौ आत्मस्वरूपानभिज्ञौ इत्यर्थः। यस्मात् न अयम् आत्मा हन्ति न हननक्रियायाः कर्ता भवति न च हन्यते न च कर्म भवतीत्यर्थः अविक्रियत्वात्।।कथमविक्रय आत्मेति द्वितीयो मन्त्रः

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 2.19

Course position66 / 701

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