सिद्धिम् प्राप्तः यथा ब्रह्म तथा आप्नोति निबोध मे
समासेन एव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे ।
समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा ॥१८:५०॥
siddhim praapto yathaa brahma tathaapnoti nibodha me
samaasenaiva kaunteya nishthaa gnyaanasya yaa paraa ||18:50||
siddhim praptah yathaa brahma tathaa aapnoti nibodha me
samaasena eva kaunteya nishthaa gnyaanasya yaa paraa
Purport Understand from me, O son of Kunti (O Arjun), how one can travel beyond and achieve the success similar to the absolute only by combining the firm devotion with the knowledge.
प्राप्तः (praaptah) -- by achieving
यथा (yathaa) -- as; like; in the manner
ब्रह्म (brahma) -- the absolute
तथा (tathaa) -- such; so
आप्नोति (aapnoti) -- approaches; attains
निबोध (nibodha) -- know; understand; consider
मे (me) -- for/to/of me; my
एव (eva) -- only; just; alone
कौन्तेय (kaunteya) -- son of Kunti; Arjun
निष्ठा (nishthaa) -- firm devotion; loyalty
ज्ञानस्य (gnyaanasya) -- of knowledge
या (yaa) -- walk; travel
परा (paraa) -- beyond; highest