Shloka 5

अक्षरब्रह्मयोग (Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga) — Knowledge of the Imperishable, Prakṛti, and Devotion

Devanagari script

यत्‌ सांख्यै: प्राप्पते स्थानं तद्‌ योगैरपि गम्यते । एक॑ सांख्यं च योगं च य: पश्यति स पश्यति

Transliteration

yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṃ tad yogair api gamyate | ekaṃ sāṅkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati ||

Translation

The supreme state attained by the followers of Sāṅkhya is also reached by the practitioners of Yoga. Therefore, he alone truly sees who recognizes Sāṅkhya and Yoga as one in their essential result.

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (state/goal)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सांख्यैः: by the Sāṅkhyas (men of knowledge)
• सांख्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांख्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Passive

• स्थानम्: state/abode/goal
• स्थानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that (same)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• योगैः: by yogas / by yoga-practitioners
• योगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• गम्यते: is reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Passive

• एकम्: as one/same
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सांख्यम्: Sāṅkhya (path of knowledge)
• सांख्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांख्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• योगम्: Yoga (path of action/discipline)
• योगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पश्यति: sees
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पश्यति: truly sees
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Both the path of discriminative knowledge (Sāṅkhya/jñāna) and the path of disciplined action (Yoga/karma-yoga) lead to the same highest attainment; true insight is to see their essential unity in purpose and result.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Kurukṣetra dialogue, Arjuna is clarifying the relationship between renunciation/knowledge and action. This verse frames the issue by asserting that the ultimate goal is not divided by method: whether one emphasizes insight or selfless action, the destination is the same.