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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 16

Renunciation and Action

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः। तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्

jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥ teṣhām āditya-vaj jñānaṁ prakāśhayati tat param

What does Bhagavad Gita 5.16 mean?

Surely, wisdom is like the sun, revealing the supreme truth to those whose ignorance has been dispelled by the wisdom of the Self.

Word-by-word meaning

jñānena—by divine knowledge · tu—but · tat—that · ajñānam—ignorance · yeṣhām—whose · nāśhitam—has been destroyed · ātmanaḥ—of the self · teṣhām—their · āditya-vat—like the sun · jñānam—knowledge · prakāśhayati—illumines · tat—that · param—Supreme Entity

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