Bhagavad Gita 16.13: meaning and translation
Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga. Krishna says
Krishna now gives their thoughts in their own words: "This I have gained today; this wish I shall fulfil.
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Bhagavad Gita 16.13
इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् ।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ॥
Idamadya maya labdhamimam prapsye manorathamIdamastidamapi me bhavishyati punardhanam
idamadya mayā labdhamimaṃ prāpsye manoratham |idamastīdamapi me bhaviṣyati punardhanam ||
Our explanation Krishna now gives their thoughts in their own words: "This I have gained today; this wish I shall fulfil. This wealth is mine, and this too shall be mine." Their words go on to verse 15.
हिंदी अर्थ कृष्ण अब उनके विचार उन्हीं के शब्दों में बताते हैं: “आज मैंने यह पा लिया; यह इच्छा मैं पूरी करूँगा। यह धन मेरा है, और यह भी फिर मेरा होगा।” उनके ये शब्द श्लोक 15 तक चलते हैं।
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- इदम् idam · this (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: 1. idam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 2 “this, this here, referring to something near the speaker”
- अद्य adya · today (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. a-dya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 19, col. 1 “to-day; now-a-days; now”
- मया mayā · by "me" (the boaster) (pronoun, instrumental singular) Dictionary: 1. mad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 777, col. 2 “base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)”
- लब्धम् labdham · gained (past participle (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: labdha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 896, col. 2 “taken, seized, caught, met with, found”
- इमम् imam · this (pronoun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. idam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 2 “this, this here, referring to something near the speaker”
- प्राप्स्ये prāpsye · will obtain (future, 1st person singular) Dictionary: prāp, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 707, col. 2 “to attain to, reach, arrive at, meet with, find”
- मनोरथम् manoratham · wish (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: mano-ratha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 785, col. 2 “a wish, desire (also = desired object)”
- इदम् idam · this (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: 1. idam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 2 “this, this here, referring to something near the speaker”
- अस्ति asti · is (already there) (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
- इदम् idam · this (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: 1. idam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 2 “this, this here, referring to something near the speaker”
- अपि api · also (indeclinable) Dictionary: api, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 55, col. 1 “in the sense of even, also, very”
- मे me · "mine" (the boaster's) (pronoun, genitive singular) Dictionary: 1. mad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 777, col. 2 “base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)”
- भविष्यति bhaviṣyati · will be (future, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 2 “to become, be”
- पुनः punaḥ · again, later (indeclinable) Dictionary: punar, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 633, col. 2 “again, once more”
- धनम् dhanam · wealth (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: dhana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 508, col. 2 “wealth, riches, (movable) property, money, treasure”
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 116.
'This have I obtained to-day; this wish I will obtain; this wealth is mine; and this also shall be mine;
This sentence goes on in 16.14.
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 116.
'This have I obtained to-day; this wish I will obtain; this wealth is mine; and this also shall be mine;
This sentence goes on in 16.14.
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Annie Besant, 1895. Public domain. Page 142.
"This to-day by me hath been gained, that desire I shall obtain; this wealth is mine already, and also this shall be mine in future.
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Swami Swarupananda, 1909 (first printed 1907). Public domain. Page 300.
"This to-day has been gained by me; this desire I shall obtain; this is mine, and this wealth also shall be mine in future.
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The translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), p. 116. Bhagavad Gita 16.13.
The translation: Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 142. Bhagavad Gita 16.13.
The translation: Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 300. Bhagavad Gita 16.13.
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Bhagavad Gita 16.13
इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् ।
इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ॥
“'This have I obtained to-day; this wish I will obtain; this wealth is mine; and this also shall be mine;”
(K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), p. 116, public domain)
This sentence goes on in 16.14.
“"This to-day by me hath been gained, that desire I shall obtain; this wealth is mine already, and also this shall be mine in future.”
(Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 142, public domain)
“"This to-day has been gained by me; this desire I shall obtain; this is mine, and this wealth also shall be mine in future.”
(Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 300, public domain)
Sanskrit: G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922.
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Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 16.13?
Krishna speaks this verse, in chapter 16 (Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga).
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- The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation (Annie Besant, G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922). Public domain. The Sanskrit on these pages was read from this printing’s page images.
- Translation
- The Bhagavadgîtâ with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ, translated by Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, ed. F. Max Müller) (Kashinath Trimbak Telang, F. Max Müller, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1882). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
- Translation
- The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song, translated by Annie Besant (Annie Besant, Theosophical Publishing Society, London, 1895). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
- Translation
- Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, with Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-by-word Literal Translation; English Rendering and Comments, Index, &c., by the Swami Swarupananda (Himalayan Series, No. XX) (Swami Swarupananda, The Editors and Publishers, Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, Prabuddha Bharata Press, Mayavati, Almora, Himalayas, 1909). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
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- October 25, 2026