Bhagavad Gita · 4.38
॥
Devanāgarī
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते ।
तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitram iha vidyate |
tat svayaṁ yoga-saṁsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न हिna hitruly not
ज्ञानेनjñānenawith knowledge
सदृशम्sadṛśamcomparable, equal
पवित्रम्pavitrampurifying [means]
इहihahere, in this world
विद्यतेvidyateexists
तत्tatit [this knowledge]
स्वयम्svayamhimself
योगसंसिद्धःyoga-saṁsiddhaḥone who has attained perfection (saṁsiddhaḥ) in yoga
कालेनkālenain time
आत्मनिātmaniin himself, in his own soul
विन्दतिvindatihe finds, he obtains
Translation
“Truly, in this world there is nothing so purifying as divine knowledge. One who has attained perfection in yoga in time discovers this knowledge within his own soul.”
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