Chapter 9, Verse 13
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः। भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
mahātmānastu māṃ pārtha daivīṃ prakṛtimāśritāḥ. bhajantyananyamanaso jñātvā bhūtādimavyayam.।9.13।।
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- महात्मानः
- great souls (nominative plural)
- तु
- but/indeed
- माम्
- me (accusative)
- पार्थ
- O son of Pritha (Arjuna, vocative)
- दैवीम्
- divine (accusative feminine, modifying prakritim)
- प्रकृतिम्
- nature (accusative)
- आश्रिताः
- having taken refuge in / resorted to
- भजन्ति
- they worship/serve
- अनन्यमनसः
- with minds not turned elsewhere / undistracted minds
- ज्ञात्वा
- having known
- भूतादिम्
- the origin of all beings
- अव्ययम्
- imperishable
Commentary
13. The Mahatmans, O son of Pritha, par- taking of the nature of the Devas, worship Me with mind turned to no other,f knowing (Me) as the imperishable source of all beings.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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महात्मानः
तु
माम्
पार्थ
दैवीम्
प्रकृतिम्
आश्रिताः
भजन्ति
अनन्यमनसः
ज्ञात्वा
भूतादिम्
अव्ययम्
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