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भगवद्गीता       bhagavad-gītā - chapter-3, verse-3

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ ।
ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम् ॥३॥
3. śrībhagavānuvāca ,
loke'smindvividhā niṣṭhā purā proktā mayānagha ,
jñānayogena sāṁkhyānāṁ karmayogena yoginām.
3. śrībhagavān uvāca | loke asmin dvividhā niṣṭhā purā proktā
mayā anagha | jñānayogena sāṃkhyānām karmayogena yoginām
3. śrībhagavān uvāca anagha,
asmin loke mayā purā dvividhā niṣṭhā proktā: sāṃkhyānām jñānayogena,
yoginām karmayogena.
3. The Blessed Lord said: O sinless one, I previously declared two types of devotion (niṣṭhā) in this world: the path of knowledge (jñānayoga) for the Sāṅkhyas, and the path of action (karmayoga) for the Yogīs.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - the Blessed Lord
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm
  • अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine)
  • द्विविधा (dvividhā) - of two kinds, twofold
  • निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - firm devotion, fixed state, path, discipline
  • पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, anciently
  • प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, spoken, taught
  • मया (mayā) - by me
  • अनघ (anagha) - O Arjuna (O sinless one, O faultless one)
  • ज्ञानयोगेन (jñānayogena) - by the yoga (yoga) of knowledge
  • सांख्यानाम् (sāṁkhyānām) - of the Sāṃkhyas, for the followers of Sāṃkhya philosophy
  • कर्मयोगेन (karmayogena) - by the yoga (yoga) of action (karma)
  • योगिनाम् (yoginām) - of the Yogīs, for the practitioners of Yoga

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - the Blessed Lord
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrībhagavat
śrībhagavat - the Blessed Lord, the revered one
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+bhagavat)
  • śrī – fortune, glory, sacred, divine
    adjective (feminine)
  • bhagavat – possessing fortune, glorious, blessed, divine
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from bhaga (fortune, glory)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, people
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Agrees with 'loke'.
द्विविधा (dvividhā) - of two kinds, twofold
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dvividha
dvividha - of two kinds, twofold
Note: Agrees with 'niṣṭhā'.
निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - firm devotion, fixed state, path, discipline
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣṭhā
niṣṭhā - firm devotion, fixed state, path, discipline, conclusion
Derived from root sthā with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: sthā (class 1)
पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, anciently
(indeclinable)
प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, spoken, taught
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta
prokta - declared, spoken, taught
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vac with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'niṣṭhā'.
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Agent of the passive participle 'proktā'.
अनघ (anagha) - O Arjuna (O sinless one, O faultless one)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha
anagha - sinless, faultless
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+agha)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • agha – sin, fault, evil
    noun (neuter)
ज्ञानयोगेन (jñānayogena) - by the yoga (yoga) of knowledge
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of jñānayoga
jñānayoga - path/discipline of knowledge
Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+yoga)
  • jñāna – knowledge
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root jñā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • yoga – union, discipline, method, spiritual practice
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root yuj
    Root: yuj (class 7)
सांख्यानाम् (sāṁkhyānām) - of the Sāṃkhyas, for the followers of Sāṃkhya philosophy
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sāṃkhya
sāṁkhya - Sāṃkhya (a school of Hindu philosophy), enumerative
कर्मयोगेन (karmayogena) - by the yoga (yoga) of action (karma)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of karmayoga
karmayoga - path/discipline of action
Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+yoga)
  • karma – action, deed, work
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • yoga – union, discipline, method, spiritual practice
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root yuj
    Root: yuj (class 7)
योगिनाम् (yoginām) - of the Yogīs, for the practitioners of Yoga
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yogin
yogin - Yogī, practitioner of Yoga, ascetic
Derived from yoga