Bhagavad Gita · 18.50
॥
Devanāgarī
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे ।
समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
siddhiṁ prāpto yathā brahma tathāpnoti nibodha me |
samāsenaiva kaunteya niṣṭhā jñānasya yā parā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सिद्धिम् प्राप्तःsiddhim prāptaḥone who has attained (prāptaḥ) perfection (siddhim).
यथाyathāhow.
ब्रह्मbrahmaBrahman.
तथा आप्नोतिtathā āpnotithus he attains.
निबोध मेnibodha meunderstand from Me.
समासेन एवsamāsena evaindeed briefly.
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kunti!
निष्ठा ज्ञानस्यniṣṭhā jñānasyathe highest stage (niṣṭhā) of knowledge (jñānasya).
या पराyā parāwhich is the supreme (parā).
Translation
“O son of Kunti, now hear from Me briefly how one who has attained this perfection [of naiṣkarmya] attains Brahman — the highest stage of knowledge.”
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