Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga - The Yoga of the Supreme PersonKrishna

Verse 3

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 15, श्लोक 3

Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते

नान्तो न चादिर्न च सम्प्रतिष्ठा।

अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूलम्

असङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा॥३॥

Transliteration

Na Rupam-Asye-Ha Tatho-Palabdhyate

Na-Anto Na Cha-Adir-Na Cha Sampratishtha.

Ashvattham-Enam Suvi-Rudha-Mulam

Asanga-Shastrena Dridhena Chhittva.

Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)

न रूपम्na rupamnot the form

अस्यasyaof this (tree)

इहihahere

उपलभ्यतेupalabhyateis perceived

न अन्तःna antahno end

न आदिःna adihno beginning

न सम्प्रतिष्ठाna sampratishthano foundation

अश्वत्थम्ashvatthamthis Ashvattha tree

सुविरूढमूलम्suvi-rudha-mulamwith deep-grown roots

असङ्गशस्त्रेणasanga-shastrenawith the weapon of non-attachment

दृढेनdridhenastrong/firm

छित्त्वाchhittvahaving cut

Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)

इस वृक्ष का स्वरूप यहाँ वैसा नहीं पाया जाता — न इसका अन्त है, न आदि, न आधार। इस गहरी जड़ों वाले अश्वत्थ को दृढ़ वैराग्य रूपी शस्त्र से काटकर —

English Translation

The form of this tree is not perceived here as such — neither its end, nor its beginning, nor its foundation. Having cut this deep-rooted Ashvattha tree with the strong axe of non-attachment —

Commentary (टीका)

The cosmic tree of worldly existence cannot be fully grasped by the intellect — it has no discernible beginning, end, or fixed foundation. Yet Krishna prescribes the remedy: the firm weapon of non-attachment (Vairagya). Only complete dispassion toward worldly pleasures can sever the deeply rooted bonds of material existence. This verse continues into the next.