Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 16

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 16 (5.16) means: But for those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the self, that knowledge, like the sun, reveals the Supreme.

Sanskrit

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः। तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।

Transliteration

jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥ teṣhām āditya-vaj jñānaṁ prakāśhayati tat param

Translation

But for those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the self, that knowledge, like the sun, reveals the Supreme.

Hindi

पर जिनका अज्ञान आत्मज्ञान से नष्ट हो जाता है, उनके लिए वह ज्ञान, सूर्य की तरह, परम को प्रकट कर देता है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 16?

But for those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the self, that knowledge, like the sun, reveals the Supreme.

Which chapter is verse 5.16 from?

It is verse 16 of Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 29 verses in total.

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