Bhagavad Gita · 5.15
॥
Devanāgarī
नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः ।
अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nādatte kasyacit pāpaṁ na caiva sukṛtaṁ vibhuḥ |
ajñānenāvṛtaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न आदत्तेna ādattedoes not take, does not take upon Himself.
कस्यचित्kasyacitof anyone.
पापम्pāpamsin.
न च एवna ca evaand also not.
सुकृतम्sukṛtampiety.
विभुःvibhuḥthe Supreme Lord.
अज्ञानेनajñānenaby ignorance.
आवृतम्āvṛtamcovered.
ज्ञानम्jñānamknowledge.
तेनtenabecause of this, by this.
मुह्यन्तिmuhyantithey fall into illusion, they are bewildered.
जन्तवःjantavaḥliving beings (jantu).
Translation
“The Supreme Lord (Vibhu) takes on no one’s sinful or pious deeds. But living beings fall into illusion because their true knowledge is covered by ignorance.”
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