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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 42

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः। वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः

yām imāṁ puṣhpitāṁ vāchaṁ pravadanty avipaśhchitaḥ veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha na anyad asti iti vādinaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.42 mean?

Only the ignorant speak in figurative language; it is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, "There is nothing deeper than this."

Word-by-word meaning

yām—which · imāṁ—this · puṣhpitāṁ—flowery · vāchaṁ—speech · pravadanti—speak/proclaim · avipaśhchitaḥ—the undiscerning/ignorant · veda-vāda-ratāḥ—delighting in the letter of the Vedas · pārtha—O Pārtha (son of Pṛthā) · na—not · anyad—anything else · asti—there is · iti—thus · vādinaḥ—those who declare

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