Bhagavad Gita 2.42
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) · सांख्ययोग
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः ।वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः ॥
yāmimāṃ puṣpitāṃ vācaṃ pravadantyavipaścitaḥ |vedavādaratāḥ pārtha nānyadastīti vādinaḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 2.42 in English
Krishna warns about people with little understanding who love flowery words, take delight in the rituals of the Vedas only for their rewards, and claim there is nothing more than that.
गीता 2.42 का हिंदी अर्थ
श्रीकृष्ण उन कम समझ वाले लोगों के बारे में बताते हैं जो लुभावनी बातें करते हैं, वेदों के केवल फल देने वाले कर्मकांडों में रमे रहते हैं और कहते हैं कि इसके आगे कुछ नहीं।
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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.