Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 32 (13.32)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 32 (13.32)
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः । शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते | | १३-३२ | |
anāditvānnirguṇatvātparamātmāyamavyayaḥ śharīrastho’pi kaunteya na karoti na lipyate
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- अनदित्वत्
(anaditvat)— दुए को बेइन्ग् बिना आरंभ(due to being without beginning) - निर्गुनत्वत्
(nirgunatvat)— दुए को बेइन्ग् बिना गुण(गुनस्) (due to being without qualities (gunas)) -
parajoined in anāditvānnirguṇatvātparamātmāyamavyayaḥ - माम्
(mam)— मुझको(Me) -
tmjoined in anāditvānnirguṇatvātparamātmāyamavyayaḥ - अयम्
(ayam)— यह(this) - अव्ययह्
(avyayah)— अविनाशी(imperishable)
Line 2:
- शरिर-स्थह्
(sharira-sthah)— द्वेल्लिन्ग् में थे शरीर(dwelling in the body) - अपि
(api)— भी(although) - कौन्तेय
(Kaunteya)— हे कौन्तेय अर्जुन(Arjuna) - न
(na)— नहीं(is not affected/stained) - करोति
(karoti)— करता नहीं अच्त्(does not act) - न
(na)— नहीं(is not affected/stained) - लिप्यते
(lipyate)— है नहीं अफ्फेच्तेद्/स्तैनेद्(is not affected/stained)
English: The Highest Spirit, Arjuna, is without beginning, without qualities and Everlasting, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action.
Learnings from Shloka 32:
- Untouched Spirit:: Just as the sky is not colored by the clouds, the spirit is not contaminated by bodily changes.
- Purity of Self:: No matter your past mistakes, your true inner Self remains pure and divine.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 13.32 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Because it is beginningless and free from material qualities, this supreme, imperishable Self does not act, nor is it contaminated, even while dwelling in the body.