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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 48

The Universal Form

न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः। एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर

na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair na cha kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ evaṁ-rūpaḥ śhakya ahaṁ nṛi-loke draṣhṭuṁ tvad anyena kuru-pravīra

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.48 mean?

It is not possible for man on earth to see what thou hast seen, O thou foremost hero of the Kuru-clan, through study of the scriptures, sacrifice or gift, ritual or rigorous austerity!

Word-by-word meaning

na—not · veda-yajña—by performance of sacrifice · adhyayanaiḥ—by study of the Vedas · na—nor · dānaiḥ—by charity · na—nor · cha—and · kriyābhiḥ—by rituals · na—not · tapobhiḥ—by austerities · ugraiḥ—severe · evam-rūpaḥ—in this form · śhakyaḥ—possible · aham—I · nṛi-loke—in the world of the mortals · draṣhṭum—to be seen · tvat—than you · anyena—by another · kuru-pravīra—the best of the Kuru warriors

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