Bhagavad-gītā 13.24
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य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैःसह।सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
ya evaṁ vetti puruṣhaṁ prakṛitiṁ cha guṇaiḥ saha sarvathā vartamāno ’pi na sa bhūyo ’bhijāyate
He who thus knows the Purusha and Prakriti together with the Gunas, whatever his life, is not born again.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
Build the sentence from its parts
Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yaḥ | who |
| evam | thus |
| vetti | understand |
| puruṣham | Puruṣh |
| prakṛitim | the material nature |
| cha | and |
| guṇaiḥ | the three modes of nature |
| saha | with |
| sarvathā | in every way |
| vartamānaḥ | situated |
| api | although |
| na | not |
| saḥ | they |
| bhūyaḥ | again |
| abhijāyate | take birth |
Read the Sanskrit as a connected thought built from yaḥ (who), saha (with), and abhijāyate (take birth). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to the field, its knower and the supreme knower. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 13.24.
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: Distinguish field, individual knower, Supreme knower, knowledge and knowable while noting this edition’s 35-verse numbering.
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- 1
He who thus knows the Purusha and Prakriti together with the Gunas, whatever his life, is not born again
- 2
yaḥ: who
- 3
saha: with
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