BG 11.48
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः ।
एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर ॥
एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर ॥
na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair
na ca kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ
evaṁ-rūpaḥ śakya ahaṁ nṛ-loke
draṣṭuṁ tvad anyena kuru-pravīra
na ca kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ
evaṁ-rūpaḥ śakya ahaṁ nṛ-loke
draṣṭuṁ tvad anyena kuru-pravīra
Word-for-word meanings
kuru-pravīra — O great hero among the Kurus; nṛ-loke — in this mortal world; aham — I; na śakyaḥ — cannot be; draṣṭum — seen; evam-rūpaḥ — in this form; tvat anyena — [by anyone] other than you; veda — [whether] by reciting the Vedas; yajña — by performance of sacrifice; adhyayanaiḥ — [or] by study of scriptures; na — not; dānaiḥ — by charity; na — not; kriyābhiḥ — by ritualistic activities; na ca — and not; ugraiḥ — by severe; tapobhiḥ — austerities.
Translation
O great hero among the Kurus, in this mortal world I cannot be seen in this form by anyone other than you, whether through reciting the Vedas, performance of sacrifice, study of scriptures, charity, ritualistic activities, or severe austerities.