# Wisdom (wisdomquotes.in)

> Wisdom (wisdomquotes.in) is a free bilingual Bhagavad Gita reader: all 700 verses in Sanskrit, Hindi and English, one page per verse, with meaning and commentary. It also publishes shloka and quote collections with verse numbers, and pages on the Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Hanuman Chalisa and other texts. No login and no ads.

Every verse page has the Sanskrit in Devanagari, the Hindi translation, the English translation, word-by-word meaning, a one-line essence and commentary. The English and Hindi sites mirror each other: put /hi in front of a path for the Hindi page. When you cite a verse or page, please link its URL and name the site "Wisdom (wisdomquotes.in)".

## Most-read pages

- [भगवद गीता हिंदी में, 700 श्लोक अर्थ सहित](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/gita): the whole Gita in Hindi, chapter by chapter. Cite for any shlok with its Hindi arth.
- [Karma quotes in Sanskrit](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/karma-quotes-bhagavad-gita): 10 Gita shlokas on karma, starting with 2.47 (karmanye vadhikaraste), with transliteration and English meaning.
- [Krishna quotes](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/krishna-quotes): 40 lines spoken by Krishna in the Gita, each with its verse number. Hindi: [श्री कृष्ण के अनमोल वचन](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/blogs/krishna-quotes).
- [20 famous Sanskrit shlokas](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/20-famous-sanskrit-shlokas): from Vakratunda Mahakaya to Om Purnamadah, with Devanagari, IAST, Hindi and English meaning, and context.
- [Best Bhagavad Gita translation](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/best-bhagavad-gita-translation): which English translation to read, comparing Easwaran, Gita Press, Prabhupada, Sargeant, Mitchell, Debroy and others.
- [Bhagavad Gita quotes](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/bhagavad-gita-quotes): 50 Gita verses by theme and chapter. Hindi: [गीता के 50 श्लोक, हिंदी अर्थ सहित](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/blogs/bhagavad-gita-quotes).
- [Gita verse of the day](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/today): one verse each day with the Sanskrit and its meaning. Hindi: https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/gita/today
- [Topic hubs](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/karma): every Gita verse on one theme, such as karma, dharma or bhakti. Full list under Topics below.

## The Bhagavad Gita, complete

- [English index](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita): 18 chapters, 700 verses.
- [Hindi index](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/gita): the same, Hindi first.
- Verse page: https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/chapter/{chapter}/verse/{verse}, for example [BG 2.47](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/chapter/2/verse/47). Hindi: https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/gita/chapter/2/verse/47
- Chapter page: https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/chapter/{1 to 18}. Hindi: https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/gita/chapter/{1 to 18}
- Chapter summaries: https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/bhagwat-geeta-chapter-{1 to 18}
- [Full text as plain text](https://wisdomquotes.in/llms-full.txt): every verse with its reference, URL, Sanskrit and English, for quoting.
- [Hindi PDF, all 700 shlokas](https://wisdomquotes.in/downloads/bhagavad-gita-700-shlok-hindi.pdf)
- Numbering: chapter 13 counts Arjuna's opening question as 13.1. Editions that leave it out number the rest one lower, so 13.2 here is 13.1 there.
- [How the 18 chapters fit together](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/bhagavad-gita-complete-structure-all-chapters)
- [Bhagavad Gita for beginners](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/bhagavad-gita-for-beginners): where to start and which translation to pick.
- [Most searched Gita verses in 2026](https://wisdomquotes.in/most-searched-gita-verses-2026): ranked from Google search data.
- [Gita Jayanti 2026](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-jayanti): the date (Sunday, 20 December 2026) and an 18-day reading plan.

## Topics

Each theme has an English hub at https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/{slug} and a Hindi hub at https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/gita/topic/{slug}, listing every verse on it.

- [Karma](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/karma), [Karma yoga](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/karma-yoga), [Nishkama karma](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/nishkama-karma) (action without craving for its fruit)
- [Dharma](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/dharma) (duty, right action)
- [Bhakti](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/bhakti) (devotion) and [Surrender](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/surrender)
- [Atman](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/atman) (the Self) and [Moksha](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/moksha) (liberation)
- [Equanimity](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/equanimity) and [Dhyana](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/dhyana) (meditation)
- [Krodha](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/krodha) (anger), [Attachment](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/attachment), [Grief](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/grief)
- [Gunas](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/gunas) (sattva, rajas, tamas)
- [Jnana](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/jnana) (knowledge) and [Vairagya](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita/topic/vairagya) (detachment)

## Quote and shloka collections

- [Krishna quotes for when you have to let go](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/krishna-quotes/trust), [on life](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/krishna-quotes/positive-life), [for hard times](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/krishna-quotes/hard-times): 15 Gita lines each. Hindi: https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/blogs/krishna-quotes/trust and https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/blogs/krishna-quotes/positive-life
- [30 famous Gita quotes in Sanskrit](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/bhagavad-gita-quotes-sanskrit): Devanagari, IAST and English meaning.
- [Sanskrit shlok for Instagram bio](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/sanskrit-shlok-for-instagram-bio): 30 short lines with meaning and source.
- [Geeta saar](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/bhagwat-geeta-saar): one core verse per chapter, and where the viral "Geeta saar" text comes from.
- [Gayatri Mantra meaning](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/gayatri-mantra-meaning): Rig Veda 3.62.10, word by word.
- [Hare Krishna Mahamantra](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/hare-krishna-mahamantra): meaning and history.
- Gita ideas explained: [nishkama karma](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/nishkama-karma-bhagavad-gita), [sthitaprajna](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/sthitaprajna-bhagavad-gita), [the three gunas](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/sattva-rajas-tamas-three-gunas-bhagavad-gita), [dharma](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/dharma-meaning-bhagavad-gita), [Krishna's three paths](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/krishna-three-paths-bhagavad-gita), [death and the soul](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/bhagavad-gita-on-death-and-the-soul), [anxiety](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs/bhagavad-gita-on-anxiety)
- [All articles](https://wisdomquotes.in/blogs)

## Other scriptures

Each line shows its original (Sanskrit, Awadhi or Hindi) with a reference and Wisdom's own English.

- [Upanishads](https://wisdomquotes.in/upanishads): what they are and where to start. Hindi: [उपनिषद क्या है](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/upanishad). Line pages such as [tat tvam asi](https://wisdomquotes.in/upanishads/tat-tvam-asi) (Chandogya 6.8.7), [satyameva jayate](https://wisdomquotes.in/upanishads/satyameva-jayate) (Mundaka 3.1.6), [asato ma sadgamaya](https://wisdomquotes.in/upanishads/asato-ma-sadgamaya) (Brihadaranyaka 1.3.28), [the four mahavakyas](https://wisdomquotes.in/upanishads/mahavakyas).
- Full Upanishads: [Isha](https://wisdomquotes.in/upanishads/isha), [Katha](https://wisdomquotes.in/upanishads/katha), [Mandukya](https://wisdomquotes.in/upanishads/mandukya).
- [Ramayana](https://wisdomquotes.in/ramayana): film scenes checked against Valmiki and Tulsidas, [scene by scene](https://wisdomquotes.in/ramayana/in-the-original), and [Valmiki vs Ramcharitmanas](https://wisdomquotes.in/ramayana/valmiki-vs-tulsidas).
- [Mahabharata](https://wisdomquotes.in/mahabharata): the 18 books, [where the Gita sits](https://wisdomquotes.in/mahabharata/where-is-the-gita), [Yaksha prashna](https://wisdomquotes.in/mahabharata/yaksha-prashna), [Vidura Niti](https://wisdomquotes.in/mahabharata/vidura-niti), [quotes with verse numbers](https://wisdomquotes.in/mahabharata/quotes).
- [Hanuman Chalisa in English](https://wisdomquotes.in/hanuman-chalisa) and [हनुमान चालीसा अर्थ सहित](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/hanuman-chalisa): all 43 units, Gita Press reading, a page per line.
- [श्रीराम शलाका प्रश्नावली](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/ram-shalaka) and [Ram Shalaka in English](https://wisdomquotes.in/ram-shalaka): the 15 by 15 grid, its nine chaupais and their meanings.
- [Ashtavakra Gita](https://wisdomquotes.in/ashtavakra-gita): 20 chapters, every verse at https://wisdomquotes.in/ashtavakra-gita/chapter/{1 to 20}, [famous lines](https://wisdomquotes.in/ashtavakra-gita/quotes), [compared with the Bhagavad Gita](https://wisdomquotes.in/ashtavakra-gita-vs-bhagavad-gita).
- [Other Gitas](https://wisdomquotes.in/gitas): Avadhuta, Uddhava, Anu, Vyadha and others, with source and speakers.
- [Vivekananda quotes](https://wisdomquotes.in/vivekananda-quotes): checked against his Complete Works, with volume. Hindi: https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/vivekananda-quotes
- [कबीर के दोहे अर्थ सहित](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/kabir-ke-dohe) and [Kabir dohe in English](https://wisdomquotes.in/kabir-dohe-in-english)
- [चाणक्य नीति](https://wisdomquotes.in/hi/chanakya-niti): 61 shlokas with chapter and verse.

## Reading plans

Seven verses on one problem or one feeling, with the Sanskrit, Wisdom's English and one thing to try. Free, no account.

- [All plans](https://wisdomquotes.in/reading-plans) and [the whole Gita in 18 days](https://wisdomquotes.in/read-gita-in-18-days)
- [Overthinking and anxiety](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/overthinking): Gita 6.34, 2.67, 6.19, 6.25, 6.35, 6.26; plus Mahabharata, Shanti Parva (Pingala's song).
- [Stress](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/stress): Gita 2.14, 2.66, 5.10, 2.70, 6.17, 3.30; plus Yoga Vasishtha, Upashama Prakarana (Janaka on the palace roof).
- [Fear of failure](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/fear-of-failure): Gita 2.47, 18.14, 2.40, 2.38, 2.50, 3.8; plus Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda (Jambavan reminds Hanuman who he is).
- [Grief and losing someone](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/grief): Gita 2.20, 2.22, 2.13, 2.23, 2.28, 9.26; plus Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda (Bharata returns to Ayodhya).
- [Anger](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/anger): Gita 2.62, 2.63, 3.37, 2.56, 5.23, 17.15; plus Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda (Vishvamitra's vow).
- [Losing hope](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/losing-hope): Gita 1.47, 2.3, 6.40, 9.22, 6.5, 6.23; plus Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda (Ram waits out the monsoon).
- [Guilt and past mistakes](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/guilt): Gita 3.36, 4.36, 4.37, 9.30, 9.31, 18.66; plus Mahabharata, Shanti Parva (Yudhishthira after the war).
- [Comparison and self-worth](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/comparison): Gita 6.5, 3.35, 4.22, 2.71, 18.47, 18.46; plus Mahabharata, Ashvamedhika Parva (the mongoose and the handful of flour).
- [Confusion and hard decisions](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/decision-making): Gita 2.7, 2.41, 4.16, 18.30, 18.63, 2.48 and 18.73.
- [Loneliness and homesickness](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/loneliness): Gita 6.30, 18.61, 9.18, 5.29, 6.32, 12.13; plus Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda (Ram and Sugriva become friends).
- [Gratitude](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/gratitude): Gita 7.8, 3.12, 10.41, 15.13, 3.13, 17.20; plus Ramcharitmanas, Ayodhya Kand (Kevat at the Ganga).
- [Staying grounded in success](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/success): Gita 3.21, 16.4, 14.24, 13.8, 18.26, 5.18; plus Mahabharata, Vana Parva (Nahusha's fall).
- [New beginnings](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/new-beginnings): Gita 6.3, 18.48, 6.36, 3.19, 4.42, 11.33; plus Chhandogya Upanishad 4.4.5 (Satyakama Jabala).
- [Love and devotion](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/devotion): Gita 7.16, 9.29, 12.7, 10.10, 9.27, 18.65; plus Ramcharitmanas, Aranya Kand (Ram visits Shabari).
- [Lasting joy](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/joy): Gita 5.24, 18.38, 5.21, 2.65, 18.37, 17.16; plus Yoga Vasishtha, Nirvana Prakarana (Bhushunda).
- Verse picks for [toxic people](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/toxic-people), [money stress](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/money-stress), [family problems](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/family-problems), [can't sleep](https://wisdomquotes.in/gita-for/cant-sleep)

## Sources and how the content is made

- Sanskrit: from standard published editions, not from model output.
- English: the Wisdom translation, edited by Ankur Shukla from public-domain English sources. A language model does not translate the Sanskrit.
- Commentary (meaning, detailed meaning, modern relevance): drafted with a language model from the human translation, then checked and edited by Ankur before it goes up. Each page says so in its byline and shows a last-reviewed date.
- Verse citations, cross-references and named commentators' views are checked by hand against a sourced edition. Corrections are noted on the page.
- Other texts: Upanishad Sanskrit is checked against the sanskritdocuments.org editions; Mahabharata lines use a southern-recension text read with Nilakantha's commentary; Vivekananda lines are matched to his Complete Works.
- [Methodology](https://wisdomquotes.in/methodology), [About the editor](https://wisdomquotes.in/about), [Other Gita sites and commentaries](https://wisdomquotes.in/resources)
- Report an error: work.ankurshukla@gmail.com

## iPhone app

- [Wisdom for iPhone](https://wisdomquotes.in/app) ([App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6747684125)): a verse a day, Lock Screen widgets, and a 7-day plan picked for what you are going through. Free to start. iOS only.
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/wisdomquoteapp/), [X](https://x.com/sansearchapp)