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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 3

The Supreme Person

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā

What does Bhagavad Gita 15.3 mean?

Its form is not perceived here as such, neither its end, nor its beginning, nor its foundation; having cut down this deep-rooted Ashvattha tree with the strong sword of detachment—

Word-by-word meaning

na—not · rūpam—form · asya—of this · iha—in this world · tathā—as such · upalabhyate—is perceived · na—neither · antaḥ—end · na—nor · cha—also · ādiḥ—beginning · na—never · cha—also · sampratiṣhṭhā—the basis · aśhvattham—sacred fig tree · enam—this · su-virūḍha-mūlam—deep-rooted · asaṅga-śhastreṇa—by the axe of detachment · dṛiḍhena—strong · chhittvā—having cut down ·

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