Bhagavad-gītā 10.11
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तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
teṣhām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ nāśhayāmyātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā
Out of mere compassion for them, [paragraph continues] I, abiding in their hearts, destroy the darkness (in them) born of ignorance, by the luminous lamp of knowledge.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| teṣhām | for them |
| eva | only |
| anukampā-artham | out of compassion |
| aham | I |
| ajñāna-jam | born of ignorance |
| tamaḥ | darkness |
| nāśhayāmi | destroy |
| ātma-bhāva | within their hearts |
| sthaḥ | dwelling |
| jñāna | of knowledge |
| dīpena | with the lamp |
| bhāsvatā | luminous |
Read the Sanskrit as a connected thought built from teṣhām (for them), nāśhayāmi (destroy), and bhāsvatā (luminous). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to recognition of divine splendour. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 10.11.
Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Move from the four-verse core to representative opulences without mistaking examples for an exhaustive inventory.
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- 1
Out of mere compassion for them, [paragraph continues] I, abiding in their hearts, destroy the darkness (in them) born of ignorance, by the luminous lamp of knowledge
- 2
teṣhām: for them
- 3
nāśhayāmi: destroy
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