ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः। यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते॥
jñānaṃ te'haṃ savijñānam idaṃ vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ । yajjñātvā neha bhūyo'nyajjñātavyamavaśiṣyate ॥
Meaning of Jñānaṃ Te'Haṃ Savijñānam Idaṃ
After attaining complete and scientifically grounded knowledge, nothing remains left to be known in life. Such knowledge leads a person to fullness, clarity, and the supreme realization of truth.
Word by word
- ज्ञानम्jñānam
knowledge
√ज्ञा
- तेte
to you
युष्मद्
- अहम्aham
I
अस्मद्
- सविज्ञानम्savijñānam
together with its realisation
स + वि + √ज्ञा
- इदम्idam
this
इदम्
- वक्ष्यामिvakṣyāmi
shall declare
√वच्
First person: Krishna's undertaking to Arjuna.
- अशेषतःaśeṣataḥ
in full
अ + √शिष्
- यत् ज्ञात्वाyaj jñātvā
knowing which
√ज्ञा
- न इह भूयःneha bhūyaḥ
not again here
- अन्यत् ज्ञातव्यम्anyaj jñātavyam
anything else to be known
√ज्ञा
- अवशिष्यतेavaśiṣyate
remains
अव + √शिष्
Commentary
In this verse from the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna promises to impart 'Jnana' (theoretical knowledge) along with 'Vijnana' (realized wisdom or scientific understanding). The verse emphasizes that once this holistic knowledge is attained, there is no further void in one's understanding of existence. It represents the pinnacle of yogic and spiritual inquiry where the seeker moves from intellectual grasping to direct experience of the Truth. The shared meaning states the verse as a general proposition, while the text is in the first person: te 'haṁ vakṣyāmi, Krishna telling Arjuna that he will declare this knowledge to him in full. The line is a teacher's undertaking to a student.
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