Chapter 8 · Akṣara Brahma Yoga

Shloka 8.16

Lesson 326 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

The imperishable, remembrance and life’s final orientation. How does sustained remembrance shape the direction of a life?

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Shloka · Devanagari

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

ā-brahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjunamām upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate

Sandhi-vicheda

ā-brahma-bhuvanāt+lokāḥ+punaḥ āvartinaḥ+arjuna+mām+upetya+tu+kaunteya+punaḥ janma+na+vidyate

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Meaning of each word

ā-brahma-bhuvanātsource form

up to the abode of Brahma

lokāḥsource form

worlds

punaḥ āvartinaḥsource form

subject to rebirth

arjunasource form

Arjun

māmsource form

mine

upetyasource form

having attained

tusource form

but

kaunteyasource form

Arjun, the son of Kunti

punaḥ janmasource form

rebirth

nasource form

never

vidyatesource form

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

।।8.16।। --,आ ब्रह्मभुवनात् भवन्ति अस्मिन् भूतानि इति भुवनम् ब्रह्मणो भुवनं ब्रह्मभुवनम् ब्रह्मलोक इत्यर्थः आ ब्रह्मभुवनात् सह ब्रह्मभुवनेन लोकाः सर्वे पुनरावर्तिनः पुनरावर्तनस्वभावाः हे अर्जुन। माम् एकम् उपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म पुनरुत्पत्तिः न विद्यते।।ब्रह्मलोकसहिताः लोकाः कस्मात् पुनरावर्तिनः कालपरिच्छिन्नत्वात्। कथम् --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 8.16

Course position326 / 701

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