Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 13 (13.13)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 13 (13.13)
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वामृतमश्नुते । अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते | | १३-१३ | |
jñeyaṁ yattatpravakṣhyāmi yajjñātvāmṛitamaśhnute anādimatparaṁ brahma na sattannāsaduchyate
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- ज्ञेयम्
(jneyam)— जानने योग्य(what is to be known) - यत्
(yat)— जो भी(which) - तत्
(tat)— वह सब(that) - प्रवक्ष्यामि
(pravakshyami)— मैं कहूंगा(I will explain) - यत्
(yat)— जो भी(which) -
jjoined in yajjñātvāmṛitamaśhnute - न
(na)— नहीं(nor non-existent (unmanifested)) - तु
(tu)— परन्तु(but) - अमृतम्
(amritam)— अमरत्व(immortality) - अश्नुते
(ashnute)— प्राप्त करता(attains)
Line 2:
- अनदि-मत्
(anadi-mat)— बिना आरंभ(without beginning) - पराम्
(param)— परम(supreme) - ब्रह्म
(brahma)— ब्रह्म को(Spirit/Brahman) - न
(na)— नहीं(nor non-existent (unmanifested)) - सत्
(sat)— सत्(neither exist (manifested)) - तत्
(tat)— वह सब(that) -
njoined in sattannāsaduchyate - असत्
(asat)— असत्(nor non-existent (unmanifested)) - उच्यते
(uchyate)— कहा जाता है(is called)
English: I will speak to you now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it.
Learnings from Shloka 13:
- The Ultimate Target:: The true object of all search is the beginningless, infinite Supreme Brahman.
- Beyond Concepts:: The absolute truth is beyond human definitions of existence or non-existence.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 13.13 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Krishna begins describing the Jneya (that which is worth knowing): the beginningless Supreme Brahman, which is said to be neither being (Sat) nor non-being (Asat) in a material sense.