Bhagavad Gita 3.11 Meaning: Devanbhavayatanena te deva

Bhagavad Gita 3.11

देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः ।परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥

Devanbhavayatanena te deva bhavayantu vahParasparam bhavayantah shreyah paramavapsyatha

devānbhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ |parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha ||

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Our explanation Prajapati's words continue: “With this, nourish the gods (devas), and let the gods nourish you. Nourishing one another, you shall reach the highest good.”

हिंदी अर्थ प्रजापति आगे कहते हैं: “इस यज्ञ से तुम देवताओं को संतुष्ट करो, और देवता तुम्हें संतुष्ट करें। एक-दूसरे को संतुष्ट करते हुए तुम परम कल्याण पाओगे।”

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देवान् devān · the gods (noun (masculine), accusative plural) Dictionary: deva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 2 “a deity, god”
भावयत bhāvayata · nourish (causative imperative, 2nd person plural) Dictionary: 1. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 2 “to cherish, foster, animate, enliven, refresh, encourage, promote, further”
अनेन anena · with this (pronoun (masculine), instrumental singular) Dictionary: 1. idam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 2 “this, this here, referring to something near the speaker”
ते te · those (pronoun (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
देवाः devāḥ · gods (noun (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: deva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 2 “a deity, god”
भावयन्तु bhāvayantu · may nourish (causative imperative, 3rd person plural) Dictionary: 1. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 2 “to cherish, foster, animate, enliven, refresh, encourage, promote, further”
वः vaḥ · you (pronoun, accusative plural) Dictionary: yuṣmad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 855, col. 3 “the base of the 2nd pers. pron. as used in comp.”
परस्परम् parasparam · one another (indeclinable) Dictionary: paras-para, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 589, col. 1 “one another, each other”
भावयन्तः bhāvayantaḥ · nourishing (causative present participle (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: 1. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 2 “to cherish, foster, animate, enliven, refresh, encourage, promote, further”
श्रेयः śreyaḥ · good, welfare (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: śreyas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1102, col. 2 “good (as opp. to ‘evil’), welfare, bliss, fortune, happiness”
परम् param · highest (adjective (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. para, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 586, col. 1 “highest, supreme, chief”
अवाप्स्यथ avāpsyatha · you will reach (future, 2nd person plural) Dictionary: avāp, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 107, col. 1 “to reach, attain, obtain, gain, get”

Bhagavad Gita 3.11: meaning and translation

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