Chapter 7 · Jñāna Vijñāna Yoga

Shloka 7.11

Lesson 291 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Knowing the Divine in principle and experience. How are conceptual knowledge and realised understanding distinguished?

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Shloka · Devanagari

बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitamdharmāviruddho bhūteṣhu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣhabha

Sandhi-vicheda

balam+bala-vatām+cha+aham+kāma+rāga+vivarjitam+dharma-aviruddhaḥ+bhūteṣhu+kāmaḥ+asmi+bharata-ṛiṣhabha

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Meaning of each word

balamsource form

strength

bala-vatāmsource form

of the strong

chasource form

and

ahamsource form

kāmasource form

desire

rāgasource form

passion

vivarjitamsource form

devoid of

dharma-aviruddhaḥsource form

not conflicting with dharma

bhūteṣhusource form

in all beings

kāmaḥsource form

sexual activity

asmisource form

(I) am

bharata-ṛiṣhabhasource form

Arjun, the best of the Bharats

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

।।7.11।। बलं सामर्थ्यम् ओजो बलवताम् अहम् तच्च बलं कामरागविवर्जितम् कामश्च रागश्च कामरागौ कामः तृष्णा असंनिकृष्टेषु विषयेषु रागो रञ्जना प्राप्तेषु विषयेषु ताभ्यां कामरागाभ्यां विवर्जितं देहादिधारणमात्रार्थं बलं सत्त्वमहमस्मि न तु यत्संसारिणां तृष्णारागकारणम्। किञ्च धर्माविरुद्धः धर्मेण शास्त्रार्थेन अविरुद्धो यः प्राणिषु भूतेषु कामः यथा देहधारणमात्राद्यर्थः अशनपानादिविषयः स कामः अस्मि हे भरतर्षभ।।किञ्च

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 7.11

Course position291 / 701

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