Bhagavad Gita 8.16
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन। मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।
ā-brahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjuna mām upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ā-brahma-bhuvanāt | ā-brahma-bhuvanāt | up to the abode of Brahma |
| lokāḥ | lokāḥ | worlds |
| punaḥ āvartinaḥ | punaḥ āvartinaḥ | subject to rebirth |
| arjuna | arjuna | Arjun |
| mām | mām | mine |
| upetya | upetya | having attained |
| tu | tu | but |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| punaḥ janma | punaḥ janma | rebirth |
| na | na | never |
| vidyate | vidyate | is |
All the worlds, including the world of Brahma, are subject to return again, O Arjuna; but he who reaches Me, O son of Kunti, has no rebirth.
हे अर्जुन ! ब्रह्म लोक तक के सब लोग पुनरावर्ती स्वभाव वाले हैं। परन्तु, हे कौन्तेय ! मुझे प्राप्त होने पर पुनर्जन्म नहीं होता।।