BG 11.53
Bhagavad Gītā · Viśvarūpa Darśana YogaAnuṣṭubh (śloka)नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया | शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा ||११-५३||
nāhaṃ vedairna tapasā na dānena na cejyayā . śakya evaṃvidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavānasi māṃ yathā ||11-53||
Linguistic facts
Anuṣṭubh (śloka) · 16+16 syllables
scansion (laghu/guru)
19 words analyzed
- नाहम्nāham← नह्nominal · accusative singular masculine
- वेदैस्vedais← विद्nominal · instrumental plural masculine
- नna← नnominal · vocative singular neuter
- तपस्tapas← तप्nominal · nominative plural masculine
- आस्ās← अnominal · nominative plural masculine
- नna← नnominal · vocative singular neuter
- दानेनdānena← दाnominal · instrumental singular masculine
- नna← नnominal · vocative singular neuter
- चca← चnominal · vocative singular masculine
- इजिiji← यज्nominal · locative singular neuter
- अयाayā← आnominal · instrumental singular feminine
- शक्यśakya← शक्verb · imperative second singular active (√śak)
- एवम्evam← एवnominal · accusative singular masculine
- विधस्vidhas← विधाnominal · nominative singular masculine
- द्रष्टुम्draṣṭum← दृश्indeclinable
- दृष्टवान्dṛṣṭavān← दृश्nominal · nominative singular masculine
- असिasi← अस्verb · present second singular active (√as)
- माम्mām← माnominal · genitive plural neuter
- यथाyathā← यथाindeclinable
Facts come from Vidyut (deterministic), never the model. Automated segmentation isn’t hand-verified — gaps are shown, not guessed.
Translations
11.53 Neither by the Vedas nor by austerity, nor by gift, nor by sacrifice can I be seen in this form as thou hast seen Me (so easily).
source ↗8 more attributed translations
The form you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.
11.53. Neither by reciting Vedas, no by obseving austerity, nor by offering gifts, nor by performing sacrifice, can I be observed in this manner as you have see Me now.
11.53 Not by study of the scriptures, or by austerities, not by gifts or sacrifices, is it possible to see Me as thou hast done.
11.53 Sri Abhinavagupta did not comment upon this sloka.
11.53 - 11.54 Sri Krsna says By Vedas, i.e., by mere study, teaching etc., of these sacred texts, it is not possible to know Me truly. It is also not possible through meditation, sacrifices, gifts and austerities, destitute of devotion towards Me. But by single-minded devotion i.e., by devotion characterised by extreme ardour and intensity, it is possible to know Me in reality through scriptures, to behold Me directly in reality, and enter into Me in reality. So describes a Sruti passage: 'This Self cannot be obtained by instruction, nor by intellect nor by much hearing. Whomsoever He chooses, by him alone is He obtained. To such a one He reveals His own form' (Ka. U., 2.2.23) and (Mun. U., 3.2.3).
11.53 Na vedaih, not through the Vedas, not even through the four Vedas-Rk, Yajus, Sama and Atharvan; na tapasa, not by austerity, not by severe austerities like the Candrayana; not danena, by gifts, by gifts of cattle, land, gold, etc.; na ca, nor even; ijyaya, by sacrifices or worship; sakyah aham, can I; drastum, be seen evamvidhah, in this form, in the manner as was shown; yatha, as; drstavan asi, you have seen mam, Me. 'How again, can You be seen? This is being answered:
11.53 Sri Krsna says Not by the Vedas, nor by austerities, nor by gifts, nor by sacirifce, can I seen in such a form as You have seen Me.
11.53 Not through the Vedas, not by austerity, not by gifts, nor even by sacrifice can I be seen in this form as you have seen Me.
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