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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 11

The Imperishable Absolute

यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति विशन्ति यद्यतयो वीतरागाः। यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति तत्ते पदं संग्रहेण प्रवक्ष्ये

yad akṣharaṁ veda-vido vadanti viśhanti yad yatayo vīta-rāgāḥ yad ichchhanto brahmacharyaṁ charanti tat te padaṁ saṅgraheṇa pravakṣhye

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.11 mean?

Now, I will briefly speak of the imperishable goal, proclaimed by those who are versed in the scriptures, which the mystic attains when free from passion, and for which they are content to undergo the vow of continence.

Word-by-word meaning

yat—which · akṣharam—Imperishable · veda-vidaḥ—scholars of the Vedas · vadanti—describe · viśhanti—enter · yat—which · yatayaḥ—great ascetics · vīta-rāgāḥ—free from attachment · yat—which · ichchhantaḥ—desiring · brahmacharyam—celibacy · charanti—practice · tat—that · te—to you · padam—goal · saṅgraheṇa—briefly · pravakṣhye—I shall explain

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