Bhagavad Gita 13.23
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैःसह।सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।
ya evaṁ vetti puruṣhaṁ prakṛitiṁ cha guṇaiḥ saha sarvathā vartamāno ’pi na sa bhūyo ’bhijāyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| evam | evam | thus |
| vetti | vetti | understand |
| puruṣham | puruṣham | Puruṣh |
| prakṛitim | prakṛitim | the material nature |
| cha | cha | and |
| guṇaiḥ | guṇaiḥ | the three modes of nature |
| saha | saha | with |
| sarvathā | sarvathā | in every way |
| vartamānaḥ | vartamānaḥ | situated |
| api | api | although |
| na | na | not |
| saḥ | saḥ | they |
| bhūyaḥ | bhūyaḥ | again |
| abhijāyate | abhijāyate | take birth |
He who thus knows the Spirit and Matter together with their qualities, in whatever condition he may be, he is not reborn.
इस प्रकार पुरुष और गुणों के सहित प्रकृति को जो मनुष्य जानता है, वह सब प्रकार से रहता हुआ (व्यवहार करता हुआ) भी पुन: नहीं जन्मता है।।