Bhagavad Gita · 9.2
॥
Devanāgarī
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् ।
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam |
pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ susukhaṁ kartum avyayam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
राजविद्याrāja-vidyāthe king (rāja) of knowledge (vidyā).
राजगुह्यम्rāja-guhyamthe king of secrets.
पवित्रम्pavitrampurifying.
इदम्idamthis.
उत्तमम्uttamamthe highest, transcendental.
प्रत्यक्षावगमम्pratyakṣa-avagamamrealized (avagamam) through direct experience (pratyakṣa).
धर्म्यम्dharmyamin accord with dharma, the essence of religion.
सुसुखम्su-sukhammost (su) joyful (sukham).
कर्तुम्kartumto perform, to practice.
अव्ययम्avyayameternal, imperishable.
Translation
“This knowledge is the king of all knowledge, the most confidential of secrets. It is the purest, the highest, and is realized through direct experience. It is the essence of true dharma, eternal, and most joyful to practice.”
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