Bhagavad Gita · Verse 13.4

Chapter 13: Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga (क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोगः)

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक् । ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः ॥४॥

ṛṣibhirbahudhā gītaṃ chandobhirvividhaiḥ pṛthak | brahmasūtrapadaiścaiva hetumadbhirviniścitaiḥ ||4||

Complete Shloka Translation

Sages have sung of this in many ways, separately in various sacred hymns, and in reasoned, well-established statements concerning Brahman.

Narrative Context: Krishna locates the teaching in sacred and reasoned traditions.

8 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
ऋषि	ṛṣi	sage
हेतुमत्	hetumat	reasoned
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा	ṛṣibhirbahudhā	[term] in context of Sages have sung of this in man...
गीतं	gītaṃ	[term] in context of Sages have sung of this in man...
छन्दोभिर्विविधैः	chandobhirvividhaiḥ	[term] in context of Sages have sung of this in man...
पृथक्	pṛthak	[term] in context of Sages have sung of this in man...
ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव	brahmasūtrapadaiścaiva	[term] in context of Sages have sung of this in man...
हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः	hetumadbhirviniścitaiḥ	[term] in context of Sages have sung of this in man...

ऋषिṛṣi

sage

हेतुमत्hetumat

reasoned

ऋषिभिर्बहुधाṛṣibhirbahudhā