Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 17.26
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 17.26 · 17 · Verse 26
Sanskrit Original
।।17.26।। --,सद्भावे? असतः सद्भावे यथा अविद्यमानस्य पुत्रस्य जन्मनि? तथा साधुभावे च असद्वृत्तस्य असाधोः सद्वृत्तता साधुभावः तस्मिन् साधुभावे च सत् इत्येतत् अभिधानं ब्रह्मणः प्रयुज्यते अभिधीयते। प्रशस्ते कर्मणि विवाहादौ च तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ? युज्यते प्रयुज्यते इत्येतत्।।
17.26 Etat, this; sat iti, word sat, a name of Brahman; prayujyate, is used, is uttered; sad-bhave, with regard to (something) coming into being-with regard to coming into existence of something that was not there, as for instance the birth of a son who was not there before; so also sadhu-bhave, with regard to (someone) becoming good-sadhu-bhava means coming to possess good conduct by an evil person who had bad behaviour; with regard to that. Tatha, so also, O Son of Prtha; the sat-sabdah, word sat; yujyate (-which is the same as prayujyate-), is used; prasaste karmani, with regard to an auspicious rite, such as mirage etc.