Bhagavad Gita 18.70 Meaning: Adhyeshyate cha ya imam

Bhagavad Gita 18.70

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः ।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः ॥

Adhyeshyate cha ya imam dharmyam sanvadamavayohJnanayajnena tenahamishtah syamiti me matih

adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃvādamāvayoḥ |jñānayajñena tenāhamiṣṭaḥ syāmiti me matiḥ ||

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Our explanation The text says, in Krishna's words, that whoever studies this sacred dialogue between the two of them will have worshipped him with the sacrifice of knowledge (jñāna-yajña); Krishna calls this his view. It is the Gita's own claim about studying it.

हिंदी अर्थ यह श्लोक कृष्ण के शब्दों में कहता है कि जो उन दोनों के इस धर्ममय संवाद का अध्ययन करेगा, उसने ज्ञानयज्ञ से उनकी पूजा की होगी; कृष्ण इसे अपना मत कहते हैं। यह गीता के अध्ययन के बारे में गीता का अपना कथन है।

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

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अध्येष्यते adhyeṣyate · will study (future, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: adhī, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 22, col. 3 “to study, learn by heart, read, recite”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
यः yaḥ · who (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
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”
धर्म्यम् dharmyam · sacred, in keeping with dharma (adjective (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: dharmya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 513, col. 1 “just, virtuous, righteous”
संवादम् saṃvādam · dialogue (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: saṃ-vāda, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1114, col. 2 “speaking together, conversation, colloquy with”
आवयोः āvayoḥ · of us two (pronoun, genitive dual) Dictionary: asmad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 123, col. 2 “base of the first person plur., as used in comp.”
ज्ञानयज्ञेन jñānayajñena · by the sacrifice of knowledge (compound (masculine), instrumental singular) Dictionary: jñāna, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 426, col. 1 “knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge”; yajña, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 839, col. 2 “worship, devotion, prayer, praise; act of worship or devotion, offering, oblation, sacrifice”
तेन tena · by him (pronoun (masculine), instrumental singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
अहम् aham · "I" (Krishna) (pronoun, nominative singular) Dictionary: aham, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 124, col. 2 “nom. sg. ‘I,’”
इष्टः iṣṭaḥ · worshipped (past participle (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: 2. iṣṭa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 169, col. 3 “sacrificed, worshipped with sacrifices”
स्याम् syām · would be (optative, 1st person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
इति iti · thus (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
मे me · "my" (Krishna'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.)”
मतिः matiḥ · view (noun (feminine), nominative singular) Dictionary: mati, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 783, col. 2 “opinion, notion, idea, belief, conviction, view, creed”

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