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Bhagavad Gita 2.29

Chapter 2 · Sankhya YogaSpeaker: Shri KrishnaListener: Arjuna
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आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेनमाश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः ।
आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः शृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित् ॥ २९ ॥

āścaryavatpaśyati kaścidenamāścaryavadvadati tathaiva cānyaḥ
āścaryavaccainamanyaḥ śṛṇoti śrutvāpyenaṃ veda na caiva kaścit

Word by word

आश्चर्यवत्as a wonder
पश्यति कश्चित् एनम्someone sees it
वदति तथा एव च अन्यःand another speaks of it likewise
शृणोतिhears of it
श्रुत्वा अपिeven after hearing
एनम् वेद न च एव कश्चित्no one knows it

Translation

ENGLISH

Some see the self as a wonder, another speaks of it as a wonder, another hears of it as a wonder; yet even having heard, no one truly knows it.

हिंदी

कोई इस आत्मा को आश्चर्य की तरह देखता है, कोई दूसरा आश्चर्य की तरह इसका वर्णन करता है, और कोई आश्चर्य की तरह इसे सुनता है; पर सुनकर भी कोई इसे ठीक से नहीं जानता।

Explanation

Knowledge of the Self is not like ordinary information. Seeing it, speaking of it and hearing of it are all experiences full of wonder, and yet merely hearing about it does not bring understanding. The same idea appears in the Katha Upanishad (1.2.7).

How this verse connects

SpeakerShri KrishnaListenerArjunaConceptAtmanTextMahabharata, Bhishma Parva

Sources

  1. Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
  2. English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team

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