Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 19 (14.19)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 19 (14.19)
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति । | गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति | | १४-१९ | |
nānyaṁ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṁ yadā draṣhṭānupaśhyati guṇebhyaśhcha paraṁ vetti madbhāvaṁ so’dhigachchhati
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- न
(na)— नहीं(no other) - अन्यम्
(anyam)— अन्य(no other) - गुणेभ्यः
(gunebhyah)— गुणों से(than the qualities) - कर्तारम्
(kartaram)— कर्ता(doer) - यदा
(yada)— जब(when) - द्रष्टा
(drashta)— द्रष्टा(the observer) - अनुपश्यति
(anupashyati)— देखता है(sees)
Line 2:
- गुणेभ्यः
(gunebhyah)— गुणों से(than the qualities) - च
(cha)— और(and) - परम्
(param)— सर्वोच्च(beyond) - वेत्ति
(vetti)— जानता है(knows) - मद्भावम्
(mat-bhavam)— मेरे भाव को(My divine nature) - सः
(sah)— वह(he) - अधिगच्छति
(adhigacchati)— प्राप्त करता है(attains)
English: As soon as man understands that it is only the qualities which act and nothing else, and perceives That which is beyond, he reaches My divine nature.
Note:
When the seer observes no doer other than the three gunas, and knows that which is higher than the gunas, they attain the divine state.
Learnings from Shloka 19:
- The Gunas Act:: Understand that all actions are just the qualities of nature interacting with each other.
- Higher Witness:: Realize that your true Self is the silent observer, completely separate from nature's plays.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 14.19 with their Hindi and English meanings.
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