भगवद्गीता bhagavad-gītā - chapter-11, verse-48

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न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः ।
एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर ॥४८॥

48. na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānai;rna ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ ,
evaṁrūpaḥ śakya ahaṁ nṛloke; draṣṭuṁ tvadanyena kurupravīra.

48. na vedayajñādhyayanaiḥ na dānaiḥ
na ca kriyābhiḥ na tapobhiḥ ugraiḥ
evaṃrūpaḥ śakyaḥ aham nṛloke
draṣṭum tvat anyena kurupravīra

48. kurupravīra nṛloke aham evaṃrūpaḥ
tvat anyena na śakyaḥ draṣṭum
na vedayajñādhyayanaiḥ na dānaiḥ
ca na kriyābhiḥ na ugraiḥ tapobhiḥ

48. In the human world, I cannot be seen in such a form by anyone other than you, O best of the Kurus, not by studying the Vedas or performing Vedic rituals (yajña), nor by giving charity (dāna), nor by rituals, nor by severe austerities (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not

वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैः (vedayajñādhyayanaiḥ) - by Vedic studies and sacrificial (yajña) performances (by the study of Vedas and sacrifices, by Vedic studies and performances of yajña)

न (na) - not

दानैः (dānaiḥ) - by charity (dāna) (by gifts, by charity)

न (na) - not

च (ca) - and

क्रियाभिः (kriyābhiḥ) - by actions, by rituals

न (na) - not

तपोभिः (tapobhiḥ) - by austerities (tapas) (by austerities)

उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - by severe, by fierce

एवंरूपः (evaṁrūpaḥ) - having such a form, of this nature

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able, possible to be done/seen

अहम् (aham) - I

नृलोके (nṛloke) - in the human world

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

त्वत् (tvat) - from you, than you

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by someone else

कुरुप्रवीर (kurupravīra) - O best of the Kurus, O hero of the Kurus

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the following instrumental forms.

वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैः (vedayajñādhyayanaiḥ) - by Vedic studies and sacrificial (yajña) performances (by the study of Vedas and sacrifices, by Vedic studies and performances of yajña)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vedayajñādhyayana

vedayajñādhyayana - study of Vedas and sacrifices

Compound type : Dvandva (veda+yajña+adhyayana)

veda – Veda (sacred knowledge), knowledge
noun (masculine)
From root `vid` (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
yajña – sacrifice, worship, offering
noun (masculine)
From root `yaj` (to sacrifice).
Root: yaj (class 1)
adhyayana – study, reading
noun (neuter)
From root `i` (to go) with prefixes `adhi` and `a`.
Prefixes: adhi+a
Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used instrumentally to express the means.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the following instrumental forms.

दानैः (dānaiḥ) - by charity (dāna) (by gifts, by charity)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, charity, giving

From root `dā` (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used instrumentally to express the means.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the following instrumental forms.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

क्रियाभिः (kriyābhiḥ) - by actions, by rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, ritual, rite, performance

From root `kṛ` (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used instrumentally to express the means.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the following instrumental forms.

तपोभिः (tapobhiḥ) - by austerities (tapas) (by austerities)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

From root `tap` (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Used instrumentally to express the means.

उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - by severe, by fierce

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, severe, formidable, dreadful

Note: Qualifies `tapobhiḥ`.

एवंरूपः (evaṁrūpaḥ) - having such a form, of this nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evaṃrūpa

evaṁrūpa - having such a form, of such a nature

`evam` (thus) + `rūpa` (form).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (evam+rūpa)

evam – thus, in this manner
indeclinable
Adverb.
rūpa – form, shape, appearance
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `aham`.

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able, possible to be done/seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, fit to be done/seen

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Derived from root `śak` (to be able) with suffix -ya.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly takes `asmi` (I am able).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Pronominal stem for first person.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नृलोके (nṛloke) - in the human world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛloka

nṛloka - human world, world of men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nṛ+loka)

nṛ – man, person
noun (masculine)
u-stem noun.
Root: nṛ
loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine)
From root `lok` (to see).
Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Denotes location.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root `dṛś` (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used with `śakyaḥ`.

त्वत् (tvat) - from you, than you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Pronominal stem for second person.

Note: Used with `anyena` to mean "other than you".

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by someone else

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agent in passive construction (`śakyaḥ draṣṭum`).

कुरुप्रवीर (kurupravīra) - O best of the Kurus, O hero of the Kurus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurupravīra

kurupravīra - chief of the Kurus, best of the Kurus, hero of the Kurus

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kuru+pravīra)

kuru – a descendant of Kuru, the Kuru dynasty
proper noun (masculine)
pravīra – hero, chief, eminent warrior, best
noun (masculine)
`pra` (forth) + `vīra` (hero).
Prefix: pra
Root: vī

Note: Addressed to Arjuna.