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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 2 · Sāṅkhya Yoga

Shloka 2.42

Lesson 89 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Shloka · Devanagari

यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

yāmimāṁ puṣhpitāṁ vāchaṁ pravadanty-avipaśhchitaḥveda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha nānyad astīti vādinaḥkāmātmānaḥ swarga-parā janma-karma-phala-pradāmkriyā-viśheṣha-bahulāṁ bhogaiśhwarya-gatiṁ prati

Sandhi-vicheda

yām imām+puṣhpitām+vācham+pravadanti+avipaśhchitaḥ+veda-vāda-ratāḥ+pārtha+na anyat+asti+iti+vādinaḥ+kāma-ātmānaḥ+swarga-parāḥ+janma-karma-phala+pradāṁ+kriyā-viśheṣha+bahulām+bhoga+aiśhwarya+gatim+prati

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Meaning of each word

yām imāmsource form

all these

puṣhpitāmsource form

flowery

vāchamsource form

words

pravadantisource form

speak

avipaśhchitaḥsource form

those with limited understanding

veda-vāda-ratāḥsource form

attached to the flowery words of the Vedas

pārthasource form

Arjun, the son of Pritha

na anyatsource form

no other

astisource form

itisource form

thus

vādinaḥsource form

advocate

kāma-ātmānaḥsource form

desirous of sensual pleasure

swarga-parāḥsource form

aiming to achieve the heavenly planets

janma-karma-phalasource form

high birth and fruitive results

pradāṁsource form

awarding

kriyā-viśheṣhasource form

pompous ritualistic ceremonies

bahulāmsource form

various

bhogasource form

gratification

aiśhwaryasource form

luxury

gatimsource form

progress

pratisource form

toward

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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

।।2.42।। याम् इमां वक्ष्यमाणां पुष्पितां पुष्पित इव वृक्षः शोभमानां श्रूयमाणरमणीयां वाचं वाक्यलक्षणां प्रवदन्ति । के अविपश्चितः अमेधसः अविवेकिन इत्यर्थः। वेदवादरताः बह्वर्थवादफलसाधनप्रकाशकेषु वेदवाक्येषु रताः हे पार्थ न अन्यत् स्वर्गपश्वादिफलसाधनेभ्यः कर्मभ्यः अस्ति इति एवं वादिनः वदनशीलाः।।ते च

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 2.42

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