Bhagavad Gita 9.32
मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः। स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम्।।
māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśhritya ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo vaiśhyās tathā śhūdrās te ’pi yānti parāṁ gatim
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mām | mām | in me |
| hi | hi | certainly |
| pārtha | pārtha | Arjun, the son of Pritha |
| vyapāśhritya | vyapāśhritya | take refuge |
| ye | ye | who |
| api | api | even |
| syuḥ | syuḥ | may be |
| pāpa yonayaḥ | pāpa yonayaḥ | of low birth |
| striyaḥ | striyaḥ | women |
| vaiśhyāḥ | vaiśhyāḥ | mercantile people |
| tathā | tathā | and |
| śhūdrāḥ | śhūdrāḥ | manual workers |
| te api | te api | even they |
| yānti | yānti | go |
| parām | parām | the supreme |
| gatim | gatim | destination |
For, taking refuge in Me, they who, O Arjuna, may be of a sinful birth—women, Vaisyas, and Sudras—attain the Supreme Goal.
हे पार्थ ! स्त्री, वैश्य और शूद्र ये जो कोई पापयोनि वाले हों, वे भी मुझ पर आश्रित (मेरे शरण) होकर परम गति को प्राप्त होते हैं।।