Monday, April 18, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4/Verse 25

दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते ।
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति ॥४-२५॥

daivamevāpare yajñaṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsate ।

brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṃ yajñenaivopajuhvati ॥4-25॥

Some yogins partake in sacrifice, indeed, in relation to a god. Others sacrifice sacrifice, indeed, by sacrifice in the fire of Brahman. 


Word-for-word translations 

daivam (masculine, accusative, singular) = relating to a god

eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed

apare (adjective, masculine, nominative, plural) = some

yajñaṃ (masculine, accusative, singular) = sacrifice 

yoginas (masculine, nominative, plural) = yogins 

paryupāsate (present tense, 3rd person, plural) = they partake in

brahmāgnāu (masculine, locative, singular) = in the fire of Brahman 

apare (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, nominative, plural) = others

yajñaṃ (masculine, accusative, singular) = sacrifice 

yajñena (masculine, instrumental, singular) = by sacrifice 

eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed

upajuhvati (present tense, 3rd person, plural) = they sacrifice 


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