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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga

Shloka 9.16

Lesson 354 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Sovereign knowledge, devotion and divine immanence. Why is this teaching described as both sovereign knowledge and a profound secret?

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Shloka · Devanagari

अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣhadhammantro ’ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam

Sandhi-vicheda

aham+kratuḥ+aham+yajñaḥ+svadhā+aham+aham+auṣhadham+mantraḥ+aham+aham+eva+ājyam+aham+agniḥ+aham+hutam

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Meaning of each word

ahamsource form

kratuḥsource form

Vedic ritual

ahamsource form

yajñaḥsource form

sacrifice

svadhāsource form

oblation

ahamsource form

auṣhadhamsource form

medicinal herb

mantraḥsource form

Vedic mantra

ahamsource form

evasource form

also

ājyamsource form

clarified butter

ahamsource form

agniḥsource form

fire

ahamsource form

hutamsource form

the act offering

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

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।।9.16।। --,अहं क्रतुः श्रौतकर्मभेदः अहमेव। अहं यज्ञः स्मार्तः। किञ्च स्वधा अन्नम् अहम्? पितृभ्यो यत् दीयते। अहम् औषधं सर्वप्राणिभिः यत् अद्यते तत् औषधशब्दशब्दितं व्रीहियवादिसाधारणम्। अथवा स्वधा इति सर्वप्राणिसाधारणम् अन्नम्? औषधम् इति व्याध्युपशमनार्थं भेषजम्। मन्त्रः अहम्? येन पितृभ्यो देवताभ्यश्च हविः दीयते। अहमेव आज्यं हविश्च। अहम् अग्निः? यस्मिन् हूयते हविः सः अग्निः अहम्। अहं हुतं हवनकर्म च।।किञ्च --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 9.16

Course position354 / 701

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