Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 15.3

Sanskrit

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा।।15.3।।

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā

Meaning

Cut through complexity with decisive action. Detach from outcomes, focus on what you control, and eliminate obstacles blocking progress.

Translation

Its form is not perceived here in that way; nor its end, nor beginning, nor its continuance. After felling this Peepul tree whose roots are well developed, with the strong sword of detachment.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: