भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-8, verse-26
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते ।
एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययावर्तते पुनः ॥२६॥
एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययावर्तते पुनः ॥२६॥
26. śuklakṛṣṇe gatī hyete jagataḥ śāśvate mate ,
ekayā yātyanāvṛttimanyayāvartate punaḥ.
ekayā yātyanāvṛttimanyayāvartate punaḥ.
26.
śuklakṛṣṇe gatī hi ete jagataḥ śāśvate mate
ekayā yāti anāvṛttim anyayā āvartate punaḥ
ekayā yāti anāvṛttim anyayā āvartate punaḥ
26.
hi ete śuklakṛṣṇe śāśvate gatī jagataḥ mate
ekayā anāvṛttim yāti anyayā punaḥ āvartate
ekayā anāvṛttim yāti anyayā punaḥ āvartate
26.
Indeed, these two eternal (śāśvate) paths, the bright and the dark, are considered to exist for the world of beings. By one path, one attains non-return; by the other, one returns again (to the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)).
Words meanings summery:
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- शुक्लकृष्णे (śuklakṛṣṇe) - bright and dark, white and black
- गती (gatī) - paths, courses
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- एते (ete) - these two
- जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of living beings
- शाश्वते (śāśvate) - eternal, perpetual
- मते (mate) - considered, thought, opined
- एकया (ekayā) - by one (feminine)
- याति (yāti) - goes, attains
- अनावृत्तिम् (anāvṛttim) - non-return, liberation
- अन्यया (anyayā) - by the other (feminine)
- आवर्तते (āvartate) - returns, revolves
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further
Words meanings and morphology
शुक्लकृष्णे (śuklakṛṣṇe) - bright and dark, white and black
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of śuklakṛṣṇa
śuklakṛṣṇa - bright and dark, white and black
Compound of śukla (bright/white) and kṛṣṇa (dark/black).
Compound type : dvandva (śukla+kṛṣṇa)
- śukla – bright, white, pure
adjective - kṛṣṇa – dark, black
adjective
गती (gatī) - paths, courses
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of gati
gati - path, course, going, state
From root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these two
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of etad
etad - this, these
जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of living beings
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, living beings
Present active participle of root gam, used as a noun.
Root: gam (class 1)
शाश्वते (śāśvate) - eternal, perpetual
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant
मते (mate) - considered, thought, opined
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of mata
mata - thought, considered, opined
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root man (to think).
Root: man (class 4)
एकया (ekayā) - by one (feminine)
(numeral)
याति (yāti) - goes, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yāti
Root yā (to go), present tense, active voice.
Root: yā (class 2)
अनावृत्तिम् (anāvṛttim) - non-return, liberation
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anāvṛtti
anāvṛtti - non-return, liberation, freedom from rebirth
Compound of an (negation) + āvṛtti (return).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āvṛtti)
- an – not
prefix - āvṛtti – return, repetition
noun (feminine)
From ā- + √vṛt.
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
अन्यया (anyayā) - by the other (feminine)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, another
आवर्तते (āvartate) - returns, revolves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āvartate
Root vṛt with prefix ā, present tense, middle voice.
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further
(indeclinable)