Bhagavad Gita 15.3
Chapter 15: Purushottama Yoga (The Supreme Person) · पुरुषोत्तमयोग
न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा ।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा ॥
na rūpamasyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na cādirna ca saṃpratiṣṭhā |aśvatthamenaṃ suvirūḍhamūla masaṅgaśastreṇa dṛḍhena chittvā ||
Meaning of Gita 15.3 in English
In this world nobody can see the tree's true form, its beginning, its end or what holds it up. With the strong axe of detachment, one should cut down this deeply rooted tree.
गीता 15.3 का हिंदी अर्थ
इस संसार में इस पेड़ का असली रूप, इसका आदि, अंत या आधार दिखाई नहीं देता। गहरी जड़ों वाले इस पेड़ को वैराग्य की मज़बूत कुल्हाड़ी से काट देना चाहिए।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.