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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 46 (2.46) means: To the one who knows the self, all scriptures are worth as much as a small well when the whole land is flooded with water.
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके। तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
yāvān artha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake tāvānsarveṣhu vedeṣhu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ
To the one who knows the self, all scriptures are worth as much as a small well when the whole land is flooded with water.
जो आत्मा को जान लेता है, उसके लिए सारे शास्त्रों का उतना ही मोल है जितना पूरी धरती के जलमग्न होने पर एक छोटे कुएँ का।
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It is verse 46 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.
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