Bhagavad Gita 15.3
Sanskrit
Transliteration
nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā
aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam
asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā
Synonyms
na: not;
rūpam: the form;
asya: of this tree;
iha: in this world;
tathā: also;
upalabhyate: can be perceived;
na: never;
antaḥ: end;
na: never;
ca: also;
ādiḥ: beginning;
na: never;
ca: also;
sampratiṣṭhā: the foundation;
aśvattham: banyan tree;
enam: this;
su: virūḍha — strongly;
mūlam: rooted;
asaṅga: śastreṇa — by the weapon of detachment;
dṛḍhena: strong;
chittvā: cutting;
tataḥ: thereafter;
padam: situation;
tat: that;
parimārgitavyam: has to be searched out;
yasmin: where;
gatāḥ: going;
na: never;
nivartanti: they come back;
bhūyaḥ: again;
tam: to Him;
eva: certainly;
ca: also;
ādyam: original;
puruṣam: the Personality of Godhead;
prapadye: surrender;
yataḥ: from whom;
pravṛttiḥ: the beginning;
prasṛtā: extended;
purāṇi: very old .;
English Meaning
The real form of this tree cannot be perceived in this world. No one can understand where it ends, where it begins, or where its foundation is. But with determination one must cut down this strongly rooted tree with the weapon of detachment. Thereafter, one must seek that place from which, having gone, one never returns, and there surrender to that Supreme Personality of Godhead from whom everything began and from whom everything has extended since time immemorial.
Life Theme
Higher Purpose
Life Application
Looking beyond short‑term goals to align life with a deeper purpose.