Saturday, April 23, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4/Verse 39

श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः ।

ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥४-३९॥

śraddhāvām̐llabhate jñānaṃ tatparaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ ।

jñānaṃ labdhvā parāṃ śāntimacireṇādhigacchati ॥4-39॥


Full of faith one attains that knowledge. Having attained knowledge, one devoted to control of the senses speedily attains supreme peace.  



śraddhāvān (masculine, nominative, singular) = full of faith 

labhate (present tense, 3rd person, singular) = one attains 

jñānam (neuter, accusative, singular) = knowledge

tad (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, accusative, singular) = that

paras (masculine, nominative, singular) = one devoted to

saṃyatendriyas (saṃyata + indriyas) (compound) (masculine, nominative, singular) = control of the senses 

jñānam (neuter, accusative, singular) = knowledge

labdhvā (gerund) (indeclinable) = having attained 

parām (adjective, feminine, accusative, singular) = supreme

śāntim (feminine, accusative, singular) = peace 

acireṇa (adverb) (indeclinable) = speedily 

adhigacchati (present tense, 3rd person, singular) = one attains

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