Bhagavad Gita 15.2
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।
adhaśh chordhvaṁ prasṛitās tasya śhākhā guṇa-pravṛiddhā viṣhaya-pravālāḥ adhaśh cha mūlāny anusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣhya-loke
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| adhaḥ | adhaḥ | downward |
| cha | cha | and |
| ūrdhvam | ūrdhvam | upward |
| prasṛitāḥ | prasṛitāḥ | extended |
| tasya | tasya | its |
| śhākhāḥ | śhākhāḥ | branches |
| guṇa | guṇa | modes of material nature |
| pravṛiddhāḥ | pravṛiddhāḥ | nourished |
| viṣhaya | viṣhaya | objects of the senses |
| pravālāḥ | pravālāḥ | buds |
| adhaḥ | adhaḥ | downward |
| cha | cha | and |
| mūlāni | mūlāni | roots |
| anusantatāni | anusantatāni | keep growing |
| karma | karma | actions |
| anubandhīni | anubandhīni | bound |
| manuṣhya-loke | manuṣhya-loke | in the world of humans |
Its branches spread below and above, nourished by the Gunas; its buds are sense-objects, and its roots stretch forth below in the world of men, originating action.
उस वृक्ष की शाखाएं गुणों से प्रवृद्ध हुईं नीचे और ऊपर फैली हुईं हैं; (पंच) विषय इसके अंकुर हैं; मनुष्य लोक में कर्मों का अनुसरण करने वाली इसकी अन्य जड़ें नीचे फैली हुईं हैं।।