ममैवांशो जीवलोके — Word-by-Word Meaning
ममैवांशो जीवलोके
Every Sanskrit word explained in English
Word-by-Word Breakdown
मम
mama
My
एव
eva
only, verily
अंशः
anśhaḥ
fragmental part, portion
जीवलोके
jīva-loke
in the world of life, the material world
जीवभूतः
jīva-bhūtaḥ
having become the embodied living soul
सनातनः
sanātanaḥ
eternal
मनः
manaḥ
the mind
षष्ठानि
ṣhaṣhṭhāni
the sixth (with the mind as the sixth)
इन्द्रियाणि
indriyāṇi
the senses
प्रकृतिस्थानि
prakṛiti-sthāni
abiding in / bound by material nature
कर्षति
karṣhati
draws to itself, attracts
Complete Translation
इस जीव लोक में मेरा ही एक सनातन अंश जीव बना है। वह प्रकृति में स्थित हुआ पाँचों इन्द्रियों तथा मन को अपनी ओर खींच लेता है अर्थात् उन्हें एकत्रित कर लेता है।।
Origin & History
Source: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 7
Author: Veda Vyasa (Lord Krishna's teaching)
Period: Itihasa (Mahabharata)
In the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, the Purushottama Yoga, Lord Krishna describes the cosmic tree of existence and the supreme Person beyond the perishable and imperishable. Turning to the nature of the soul, he reveals in this verse that the individual living being is an eternal fragment of his own Self, drawing the mind and senses around it as it dwells within material nature.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Mamaivamsho Jiva Loke?▼
From Bhagavad Gita 15.7, it means: 'The eternal individual soul in this world is a fragment of My own Self; abiding in material nature, it draws to itself the mind and the five senses.' Krishna reveals that the soul is an everlasting part of the Divine.
What does it mean that the soul is an 'amsha' of God?▼
'Amsha' means a part or portion. Krishna teaches that the jiva (individual soul) is a sanatana (eternal) fragment of himself — eternally connected to and of the same spiritual nature as the Supreme, though it appears bound by the mind and senses in the material world.
Why is this verse significant in Vedanta?▼
It is one of the clearest Gita statements on the relationship between the individual soul and God. It affirms both the soul's eternal divine origin and its present entanglement with mind and senses, and is central to discussions on jiva and Paramatma across the Vedantic schools.
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