Verse Reading — Word by Word
Step-by-step parsing of priority verses. See exactly what each Sanskrit word means and how it builds the verse's meaning.
BG 2.47
Full verse →karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana
| Word | Meaning | Grammar |
|---|---|---|
| karmaṇi | in action | karma (noun, loc.) |
| eva | indeed/only | emphatic particle |
| adhikāras | right/authority | noun |
| te | your | pronoun (gen.) |
| mā | never | negation |
| phaleṣu | in the fruits | phala (noun, loc. pl.) |
| kadācana | at any time | ever, at all |
Translation: In action alone is your right — never in its fruits.
BG 2.20
Full verse →na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin
| Word | Meaning | Grammar |
|---|---|---|
| na | not | negation |
| jāyate | is born | verb, passive present |
| mriyate | dies | verb, passive present |
| vā | or | conjunction |
| kadācin | ever/at any time | temporal particle |
Translation: It is neither born nor does it die at any time.
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