Bhagavad Gita 8.11
यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति विशन्ति यद्यतयो वीतरागाः। यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति तत्ते पदं संग्रहेण प्रवक्ष्ये।।
yad akṣharaṁ veda-vido vadanti viśhanti yad yatayo vīta-rāgāḥ yad ichchhanto brahmacharyaṁ charanti tat te padaṁ saṅgraheṇa pravakṣhye
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yat | yat | which |
| akṣharam | akṣharam | Imperishable |
| veda-vidaḥ | veda-vidaḥ | scholars of the Vedas |
| vadanti | vadanti | describe |
| viśhanti | viśhanti | enter |
| yat | yat | which |
| yatayaḥ | yatayaḥ | great ascetics |
| vīta-rāgāḥ | vīta-rāgāḥ | free from attachment |
| yat | yat | which |
| ichchhantaḥ | ichchhantaḥ | desiring |
| brahmacharyam | brahmacharyam | celibacy |
| charanti | charanti | practice |
| tat | tat | that |
| te | te | to you |
| padam | padam | goal |
| saṅgraheṇa | saṅgraheṇa | briefly |
| pravakṣhye | pravakṣhye | I shall explain |
That which is declared to be Imperishable by those who know the Vedas, that which the self-controlled (ascetics or Sannyasins) and passion-free enter, that goal, desiring which celibacy is practised, I will declare to thee in brief.
वेद के जानने वाले विद्वान जिसे अक्षर कहते हैं; रागरहित यत्नशील पुरुष जिसमें प्रवेश करते हैं; जिसकी इच्छा से (साधक गण) ब्रह्मचर्य का पालन करते हैं - उस पद (लक्ष्य) को मैं तुम्हें संक्षेप में कहूँगा।।