Chapter 5 · Verse 16
Bhagavad Gita 5.16
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Karma Sanyasa Yoga · कर्म संन्यास योग
Sanskrit Verse
ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः। तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।
Roman (IAST)
jñānena tu tadajñānaṃ yeṣāṃ nāśitamātmanaḥ| teṣāmādityavajjñānaṃ prakāśayati tatparam||5.16||
Simple transliteration
jnanena tu tadajnanam yesham nashitamatmanah teshamadityavajjnanam prakashayati tatparam5.16
Meaning
Meaning (English)
But for those whose ignorance is destroyed by self-knowledge, that knowledge illuminates the Supreme like the sun — revealing what was always present but hidden.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
परन्तु जिनका वह अज्ञान आत्मज्ञान से नष्ट हो जाता है, उनके लिए वह ज्ञान, सूर्य के सदृश, परमात्मा को प्रकाशित करता है।
About this verse
This is verse 16 of 29 in Chapter 5 (Karma Sanyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
