Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13/Verse 17

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते ।

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् ॥१३- १७॥

jyotiṣāmapi tajjyotistamasaḥ paramucyate ।

jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ jñānagamyaṃ hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam ॥13- 17॥

It is said, even the light of the luminous heavenly bodies is beyond that of darkness. The attainable knowledge to be known is fixed in the heart of all. 


jyotiṣām (neuter, genitive, plural) = of the luminous heavenly bodies 

api (adverb) (indeclinable) = even 

tad (pronoun, 3rd person, neuter, nominative, singular) = that 

jyotis (neuter, nominative, singular) = the light 

tamasas (neuter, genitive, singular) = of darkness 

param (neuter, nominative, singular) = beyond 

ucyate (present tense, 3rd person, singular) = it is said 


jñānam (neuter, nominative, singular) = knowledge 

jñeyam (gerundive, neuter, nominative, singular) = the to be known 

jñānagamyam (jñāna + gamyam) (neuter, nominative, singular) = the attainable knowledge 

hṛdi (neuter, locative, singular) = in the heart 

sarvasya (masculine, genitive, singular) = of all 

viṣṭhitam (past passive participle, neuter, nominative, singular) = fixed 




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