Shloka 2

Daivī–Āsurī Sampad-Vibhāga (दैवी–आसुरी संपद्विभागः) | Division of Constructive and Destructive Dispositions

Devanagari script

शी (9) शीश लत 3. गीताके दसवें अध्यायके प्रारम्भमें प्रेम-समुद्र भगवानने “अर्जुन! तुम्हारा मुझमें अत्यन्त प्रेम है

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca

Translation

The Blessed Lord said: “Those who fix their minds on Me and worship Me ever steadfast, endowed with supreme faith—these I deem the most accomplished in yoga.”

Word by Word

• श्रीभगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• श्रीभगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीभगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Locative, Singular

• आवेश्य: having fixed/absorbed (having entered)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-विश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• नित्ययुक्ताः: ever-steadfast/constantly united (in yoga)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्ययुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• उपासते: worship/meditate upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• परया: supreme/most excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• उपेताः: endowed with/possessed of
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-इ
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मे: of me/to me (my)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• युक्ततमाः: most united/most devoted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्ततमा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मताः: are considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though brief, the speaker-tag 'Arjuna said' frames the Gītā’s pedagogy: the student must actively respond—questioning, seeking, and consenting to guidance—so that knowledge becomes lived dharma rather than mere information.

What is happening in the narrative?

The dialogue turns to Arjuna’s voice. After hearing Kṛṣṇa’s preceding instruction, Arjuna begins his next request/inquiry, indicating deepened trust and a readiness to receive further revelation.