Gita Verse 11.48

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11, Verse 48

Sanskrit Verse

न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै

र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः।

एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके

द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।11.48।।

Transliteration

na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair

na cha kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ

evaṁ-rūpaḥ śhakya ahaṁ nṛi-loke

draṣhṭuṁ tvad anyena kuru-pravīra

Word meanings

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

Swami Sivananda's translation

Neither by the study of the Vedas, nor by gifts, nor by sacrifices, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this form in the world of men by any other than yourself, O great hero of the Kurus (Arjuna).

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 11