Bhagavad Gita 13.5 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Wise people have described this in many ways.”
What it means
“Sages have described this in many ways, in many sacred texts, and in clear, reasoned teachings about the ultimate reality.”
The original Sanskrit
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक् । ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः ॥
ṛṣibhirbahudhā gītaṃ chandobhirvividhaiḥ pṛthak brahmasūtrapadaiścaiva hetumadbhirviniścitaiḥ
Translations
Literal translation
It has been sung of in various ways by the Rsis, separately by the different kinds of Vedic texts, and also by the rational and convicing sentences themselves which are indicatvie of and lead of Brahman.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(क्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञ के विषय में) ऋषियों द्वारा विभिन्न और विविध छन्दों में बहुत प् रकार से गाया गया है, तथा सम्यक् प्रकार से निश्चित किये हुये युक्तियुक्त ब्रह्मसूत्र के पदों द्वारा (अर्थात् ब्रह्म के सूचक शब्दों द्वारा) भी (वैसे ही कहा गया है)।
Swami Tejomayananda
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