Bhagavad Gita 5.16
ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः। तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।
jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥ teṣhām āditya-vaj jñānaṁ prakāśhayati tat param
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| jñānena | jñānena | by divine knowledge |
| tu | tu | but |
| tat | tat | that |
| ajñānam | ajñānam | ignorance |
| yeṣhām | yeṣhām | whose |
| nāśhitam | nāśhitam | has been destroyed |
| ātmanaḥ | ātmanaḥ | of the self |
| teṣhām | teṣhām | their |
| āditya-vat | āditya-vat | like the sun |
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| prakāśhayati | prakāśhayati | illumines |
| tat | tat | that |
| param | param | Supreme Entity |
But to those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the Self, like the sun, knowledge reveals the Supreme Brahman.
परन्तु जिनका वह अज्ञान आत्मज्ञान से नष्ट हो जाता है, उनके लिए वह ज्ञान, सूर्य के सदृश, परमात्मा को प्रकाशित करता है।।