Bhagavad Gita 15.1
श्री भगवान उवाच ऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śhākham aśhvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam chhandānsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | the Supreme Divine Personality said |
| ūrdhva-mūlam | ūrdhva-mūlam | with roots above |
| adhaḥ | adhaḥ | downward |
| śhākham | śhākham | branches |
| aśhvattham | aśhvattham | the sacred fig tree |
| prāhuḥ | prāhuḥ | they speak |
| avyayam | avyayam | eternal |
| chhandānsi | chhandānsi | Vedic mantras |
| yasya | yasya | of which |
| parṇāni | parṇāni | leaves |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| tam | tam | that |
| veda | veda | knows |
| saḥ | saḥ | he |
| veda-vit | veda-vit | the knower of the Vedas |
The Blessed Lord said: They (the wise) speak of the indestructible peepul tree, with its roots above and branches below, whose leaves are the meters or hymns; he who knows it is a knower of the Vedas.
श्री भगवान् ने कहा -- (ज्ञानी पुरुष इस संसार वृक्ष को) ऊर्ध्वमूल और अध:शाखा वाला अश्वत्थ और अव्यय कहते हैं; जिसके पर्ण छन्द अर्थात् वेद हैं, ऐसे (संसार वृक्ष) को जो जानता है, वह वेदवित् है।।