Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 7 (15.7)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 7 (15.7)
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः । मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति | | १५-७ | |
mamaivāṁśho jīvaloke jīvabhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ manaḥṣhaṣhṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛitisthāni karṣhati
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- मम
(mama)— मेरा(My) -
ivjoined in mamaivāṁśho - अंशः
(anshah)— अंश(fragment/part) - जीवलोके
(jiva-loke)— जीव लोक में(in the world of life) - जीवभूतः
(jiva-bhutah)— जीव बना हुआ(becoming a living soul) - सनातनः
(sanatanah)— सनातन(eternal)
Line 2:
- मनः
(manah)— मन(mind) - षष्ठानि
(shashthani)— छठे सहित(with the six) - इन्द्रियाणि
(indriyani)— इंद्रियां(senses) - प्रकृतिस्थानि
(prakriti-sthani)— प्रकृति में स्थित(situated in Nature) - कर्षति
(karshati)— खींचता है(draws)
English: It is only a very small fragment of My eternal self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature.
Learnings from Shloka 7:
- Divine Fragment:: Every individual soul is an eternal, sacred fragment of the infinite divine consciousness.
- Drawing the Senses:: The soul coordinates the mind and senses, using them to experience the material world.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 15.7 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
An eternal fragment (amsa) of the Supreme becomes the individual soul (Jivatma) in the world, drawing the five senses and the mind which reside in nature.