Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 70 (18.70)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 70 (18.70)
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः । ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः | | १८-७० | |
adhyeṣhyate cha ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādamāvayoḥ jñānayajñena tenāhamiṣhṭaḥ syāmiti me matiḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- अध्येष्यते
(adhyeṣhyate)— अध्ययन करेगा(will study) - च
(cha)— और(and) - यः
(yah)— जो(who) - इमम्
(imam)— इस(this) - धर्म्यम्
(dharmyam)— धार्मिक(sacred) - संवादम्
(saṁvādam)— संवाद(dialogue) - आवयोः
(āvayoḥ)— हम दोनों का(of ours)
Line 2:
- ज्ञानयज्ञेन
(jñāna-yajñena)— ज्ञान यज्ञ से(by the sacrifice of knowledge) - तेन
(tena)— उससे(by him) - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(I) - इष्टः
(iṣhṭaḥ)— प्रिय(shall be worshiped) - स्याम्
(syām)— होऊंगा(shall be worshiped) - इति
(iti)— ऐसा(thus) - मे
(me)— मेरा(My) - मतिः
(matiḥ)— मत(belief)
English: He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure you, he will thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom.
Learnings from Shloka 70:
- Study as Worship:: Reading and understanding the Gita is a sacred mental offering (Gyan-yajna).
- Intellectual Purification:: Filling the mind with spiritual truths elevates the intellect.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 18.70 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Studying this dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna is a form of worship through wisdom (Gyan-yajna).