nāhaṃ vedair na tapasā na dānena na cejyayā
śakya evaṃ-vidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavān asi māṃ yathā
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[
tvam]
(you) yathā (as) mām (me) dṛṣṭavān (one who saw) asi (you are),
aham evaṁ-vidhaḥ (I of this kind) na vedaiḥ (not by the Vedas) na tapasā (not by austerity) na dānena (not by charity) na ca ijyayā (and not by worship) draṣṭuṁ (to see) śakyaḥ (possible) [
asmi]
(I am).
| na |
– |
av. – not; |
| aham |
– |
asmat sn. 1n.1 – I; |
| vedaiḥ |
– |
veda 3n.1 m. – by the Vedas (√vid – to know, to understand); |
| na |
– |
av. – not; |
| tapasā |
– |
tapas 3n.1 n. – by heat, by austerity (from: √tap – to scorch); |
| na |
– |
av. – not; |
| dānena |
– |
dāna 3n.1 n. – by charity (from: √dā – to give); |
| na |
– |
av. – not; |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| ijyayā |
– |
ijyā 3n.1 f. – by sacrifice, by worship (from: √yaj – to consecrate, to sacrifice, to worship); |
| śakyaḥ |
– |
śakya (√śak – to be able to) PF 1n.1 m. – possible; |
| evaṁ-vidhaḥ |
– |
evaṁ-vidha 1n.1 m. – of this kind (from: av. evam – thus; in compounds: of this kind; √vidh – to form; vidha – rodzaj, gatunek, sposób); |
| draṣṭum |
– |
√dṛś (to see) inf. – to see; |
| dṛṣṭavān |
– |
dṛṣṭavant (√dṛś – to see) PP 1n.1 m. – one who saw; |
| asi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 2v.1 – you are; |
| mām |
– |
asmat sn. 2n.1 – me; |
| yathā |
– |
av. – as (correlative of: tathā); |
dānena → dānair (by charities);
draṣṭuṁ → dṛṣṭaṁ (seen);
māṁ yathā → ye yathā / māṁ tathā (as those who / me in that manner);
kasmāt ?—
nāhaṃ vedaiḥ ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharva-vedaiś caturbhir api, na tapasā ugreṇa cāndrāyaṇādinā, na dānena go-bhū-hiraṇyādinā, na cejyayā yajñena pūjayā vā śakyaḥ evaṃ-vidho yathā-darśita-prakāro draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavān asi māṃ yathā tvam
commentary under the verse BhG 11.54
atra hetum āha nāham iti | spaṣṭo ‚rthaḥ
kasmād devā etad-rūpaṃ na dṛṣṭavanto na vā drakṣyanti mad-bhakti-śūnyatvād ity āha nāham iti | na veda-yajñādhyayanair ity ādinā gatārthaḥ ślokaḥ parama-durlabhatva-khyāpanāyābhyastaḥ
kiṃ ca yuṣmad-aspṛhaṇīyam apy etat svarūpam anye puruṣārtha-sāratvena ye spṛhayanti, tair vedādhyayanādibhir api sādhanair etaj jñātuṃ draṣṭuṃ cāśakyam eveti pratīhīty āha nāham iti
sudurlabhatām āha nāham iti | evaṃvidho devakī-sūnuś caturbhujas tvat-sakho ‚haṃ vedādibhir api sādhanaiḥ kenāpi puṃsā bhakti-śūnyena draṣṭuṃ na śakyo yathā tvaṃ māṃ dṛṣṭavān asi
