Bhagavad Gita 11.48
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः। एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।11.48।।
na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānai rna ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ। evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra।।11.48।।
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- na
- not
- veda-yajña-adhyayanaiḥ
- by study of the Vedas and sacrifices
- na
- not
- dānaiḥ
- by charitable gifts
- na
- not
- ca
- and
- kriyābhiḥ
- by rituals/religious actions
- na
- not
- tapobhiḥ
- by austerities
- ugraiḥ
- severe/fierce
- evaṃ-rūpaḥ
- in this form
- śakyaḥ
- possible/able to be
- aham
- I
- nṛ-loke
- in the world of men
- draṣṭum
- to be seen
- tvat-anyena
- by anyone other than you
- kuru-pravīra
- O best hero among the Kurus
Commentary
48. Not by study of the Vedas and of the sacrifices, nor by gifts, nor by rituals, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this Form in the world of man by any other than thyself, O hero of the Kurus.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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na
veda-yajña-adhyayanaiḥ
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dānaiḥ
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ca
kriyābhiḥ
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tapobhiḥ
ugraiḥ
evaṃ-rūpaḥ
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tvat-anyena
kuru-pravīra
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