Bhagavad Gita 13.4
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।
ṛiṣhibhir bahudhā gītaṁ chhandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛithak brahma-sūtra-padaiśh chaiva hetumadbhir viniśhchitaiḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ṛiṣhibhiḥ | ṛiṣhibhiḥ | by great sages |
| bahudhā | bahudhā | in manifold ways |
| gītam | gītam | sung |
| chhandobhiḥ | chhandobhiḥ | in Vedic hymns |
| vividhaiḥ | vividhaiḥ | various |
| pṛithak | pṛithak | variously |
| brahma-sūtra | brahma-sūtra | the Brahma Sūtra |
| padaiḥ | padaiḥ | by the hymns |
| cha | cha | and |
| eva | eva | especially |
| hetu-madbhiḥ | hetu-madbhiḥ | with logic |
| viniśhchitaiḥ | viniśhchitaiḥ | conclusive evidence |
Sages have sung in many ways, with various distinctive chants and also with suggestive words indicative of the Absolute, full of reasoning and decisive.
(क्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञ के विषय में) ऋषियों द्वारा विभिन्न और विविध छन्दों में बहुत प्रकार से गाया गया है, तथा सम्यक् प्रकार से निश्चित किये हुये युक्तियुक्त ब्रह्मसूत्र के पदों द्वारा (अर्थात् ब्रह्म के सूचक शब्दों द्वारा) भी (वैसे ही कहा गया है)।।