Bhagavad Gita · 13.18
॥
Devanāgarī
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते ।
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jyotiṣām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param ucyate |
jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ज्योतिषाम् अपिjyotiṣām apieven of all the luminaries.
तत् ज्योतिःtat jyotiḥHe is the Light.
तमसः परम्tamasaḥ parambeyond (param) darkness (tamasaḥ).
उच्यतेucyateit is said.
ज्ञानम्jñānamHe is knowledge.
ज्ञेयम्jñeyamHe is the object of knowledge.
ज्ञानगम्यम्jñāna-gamyamHe is the goal attainable through knowledge.
हृदिhṛdiin the heart.
सर्वस्यsarvasyaof everyone.
विष्ठितम्viṣṭhitamHe abides.
Translation
“He is the Light of all lights, and He is said to be beyond material darkness. He is knowledge, He is the object of knowledge, and He is the goal attainable through knowledge. He abides in the heart of everyone.”
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