Chapter 8 Verse 11 of 28

• yad akṣaraḿ veda-vido vadanti
• viśanti yad yatayo vīta-rāgāḥ
• yad icchanto brahmacaryaḿ caranti
• tat te padaḿ sańgraheṇa pravakṣye

Translation

Persons who are learned in the Vedas, who utter oḿkāra and who are great sages in the renounced order enter into Brahman. Desiring such perfection, one practices celibacy. I shall now briefly explain to you this process by which one may attain salvation.

Synonyms

• yat

  that which

• akṣaram

  syllable om

• vidaḥ

  persons conversant with the Vedas

• vadanti

  say

• viśanti

  enter

• yat

  in which

• yatayaḥ

  great sages

• rāgāḥ

  in the renounced order of life

• yat

  that which

• icchantaḥ

  desiring

• brahmacaryam

  celibacy

• caranti

  practice

• tat

  that

• te

  unto you

• padam

  situation

• sa

  sań

• raheṇa

  in summary

• pravakṣye

  I shall explain.

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