भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-9, verse-26
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति ।
तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः ॥२६॥
तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः ॥२६॥
26. patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati ,
tadahaṁ bhaktyupahṛtamaśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ.
tadahaṁ bhaktyupahṛtamaśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ.
26.
patram puṣpam phalam toyam yaḥ me bhaktyā prayacchati
tat aham bhaktyupahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
tat aham bhaktyupahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
26.
yaḥ me patram puṣpam phalam toyam bhaktyā prayacchati,
tat bhaktyupahṛtam prayatātmanaḥ aham aśnāmi
tat bhaktyupahṛtam prayatātmanaḥ aham aśnāmi
26.
Whoever offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion (bhakti), I accept that devout offering from a person of purified self (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- पत्रम् (patram) - a leaf
- पुष्पम् (puṣpam) - a flower
- फलम् (phalam) - a fruit
- तोयम् (toyam) - water
- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- मे (me) - Refers to Lord Krishna. (to Me, for Me)
- भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion, by devotion
- प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - he offers, he gives
- तत् (tat) - Refers to the offering of leaf, flower, fruit, or water. (that, that (offering))
- अहम् (aham) - Refers to Lord Krishna. (I)
- भक्त्युपहृतम् (bhaktyupahṛtam) - offered with devotion, presented with devotion
- अश्नामि (aśnāmi) - In a spiritual sense, 'I accept' or 'I partake of' (the offering). (I consume, I eat, I accept)
- प्रयतात्मनः (prayatātmanaḥ) - of one whose self is controlled, from a purified soul (ātman)
Words meanings and morphology
पत्रम् (patram) - a leaf
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of patra
patra - leaf, feather, wing
पुष्पम् (puṣpam) - a flower
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣpa
puṣpa - flower, blossom
फलम् (phalam) - a fruit
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence
तोयम् (toyam) - water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of toya
toya - water
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Relative pronoun
मे (me) - Refers to Lord Krishna. (to Me, for Me)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of aham
aham - I
Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun.
Note: Dative/Genitive singular. Dative fits the context of 'offering to Me'.
भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion, by devotion
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti
bhakti - devotion, worship, attachment, love
From root bhaj (to divide, partake, worship)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - he offers, he gives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-yam
Root yam with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: yam (class 1)
तत् (tat) - Refers to the offering of leaf, flower, fruit, or water. (that, that (offering))
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Demonstrative pronoun
अहम् (aham) - Refers to Lord Krishna. (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
First person singular pronoun.
भक्त्युपहृतम् (bhaktyupahṛtam) - offered with devotion, presented with devotion
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaktyupahṛta
bhaktyupahṛta - offered with devotion
Compound of bhakti (devotion) and upahṛta (offered).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhakti+upahṛta)
- bhakti – devotion, worship
noun (feminine)
Root: bhaj (class 1) - upahṛta – offered, presented, brought
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root hṛ with prefix upa
Prefix: upa
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with tat (the offering).
अश्नामि (aśnāmi) - In a spiritual sense, 'I accept' or 'I partake of' (the offering). (I consume, I eat, I accept)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of aś
aśnāmi from root aś (9th class)
Root: aś (class 9)
प्रयतात्मनः (prayatātmanaḥ) - of one whose self is controlled, from a purified soul (ātman)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prayatātman
prayatātman - one whose self (ātman) is controlled, one with a purified mind
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'one whose ātman is controlled'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prayata+ātman)
- prayata – controlled, restrained, pure
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root yat with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: yat (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual consciousness
noun (masculine)
Note: Implies 'from such a person'.