Bhagavad Gita 18.69 Meaning: Na cha tasmanmanushyeshu

Bhagavad Gita 18.69

न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः ।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ॥

Na cha tasmanmanushyeshu kashchinme priyakrittamahBhavita na cha me tasmadanyah priyataro bhuvi

na ca tasmānmanuṣyeṣu kaścinme priyakṛttamaḥ |bhavitā na ca me tasmādanyaḥ priyataro bhuvi ||

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Our explanation The text says, in Krishna's words, that no one among people does him dearer service than the one who teaches it, and that no one on earth will be dearer to him. This is the Gita's own claim.

हिंदी अर्थ यह श्लोक कृष्ण के शब्दों में कहता है कि मनुष्यों में इसे सिखाने वाले से बढ़कर कोई उनका प्रिय कार्य करने वाला नहीं, और पृथ्वी पर उससे अधिक प्रिय उन्हें कोई नहीं होगा। यह गीता का अपना कथन है।

The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.

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न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
तस्मात् tasmāt · than him (pronoun (masculine), ablative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
मनुष्येषु manuṣyeṣu · among men (noun (masculine), locative plural) Dictionary: manuṣya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 784, col. 3 “a man, human being”
कश्चित् kaścit · anyone (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: 2. ka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 240, col. 2 “who? which? what?”; 2. cid, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 398, col. 1 “even, indeed, also”
मे me · for "me" (Krishna) (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.)”
प्रियकृत्तमः priyakṛttamaḥ · who does more of what is dear (compound (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: priya-kṛt, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 710, col. 1 “doing a kindness”; 2. tama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 438, col. 2 “an affix forming the superl. degree of adjectives”
भविता bhavitā · will be (periphrastic future, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 2 “to become, be”
न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
मे me · to "me" (Krishna) (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.)”
तस्मात् tasmāt · than him (pronoun (masculine), ablative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
अन्यः anyaḥ · another (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: 2. anya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 45, col. 2 “other, different”
प्रियतरः priyataraḥ · dearer (adjective (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: priya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 710, col. 1 “beloved, dear to (gen., loc., dat. or comp.), liked, favourite”; 1. tara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 438, col. 3 “an affix forming the compar. degree of adjectives”
भुवि bhuvi · on earth (noun (feminine), locative singular) Dictionary: 2. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 3 “the place of being, space, world”

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