Bhagavad Gita

Verse 2.46

Sankhya Yoga

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Sanskrit & Transliteration

यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः

yāvān artha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake tāvān sarveṣu vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ

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Meaning

All purposes served by a small well can at once be served by a great reservoir of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Vedas can be served to one who knows the purpose behind them.

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Sanskrit	Hindi	English
यावानर्थ	जिसका अर्थ	as much purpose
उदपाने	जलाशय में	in a well
सर्वतः	सभी ओर से	from all sides
सम्प्लुतोदके	पूर्ण जल से भरे महासागर में	in a great reservoir of water
तावान्	उतना ही	similarly
सर्वेषु	सभी में	in all
वेदेषु	वेदों में	the Vedas
ब्राह्मणस्य	ब्राह्मण के लिए	to a Brahmana
विजानतः	जो जानता है	who knows

यावानर्थ=जिसका अर्थ(as much purpose)
उदपाने=जलाशय में(in a well)
सर्वतः=सभी ओर से(from all sides)
सम्प्लुतोदके=पूर्ण जल से भरे महासागर में(in a great reservoir of water)
तावान्=उतना ही(similarly)
सर्वेषु=सभी में(in all)
वेदेषु=वेदों में(the Vedas)
ब्राह्मणस्य=ब्राह्मण के लिए(to a Brahmana)
विजानतः=जो जानता है(who knows)

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