न देवा नर्षयः केचिन्नाऽसुरा न च राक्षसाः । न नागा यक्षगन्धर्वाः समेताः सदृशा मुनेः ॥ १६ ॥
na dēvā narṣayaḥ kēcinnā’surā na ca rākṣasāḥ | na nāgā yakṣagandharvāḥ samētāḥ sadṛśā munēḥ || 16 ||
Translation
"Neither gods nor sages, nor asuras, nor demons, nor nāgas, yakṣas and gandharvas all together, are equal to this sage.
Word by word
- na
- neither
- dēvā
- (devāḥ) gods
- ṛṣayaḥ
- sages
- kēcit
- any
- asurā
- (asurāḥ) asuras
- ca
- and
- rākṣasāḥ
- demons
- nāgā
- (nāgāḥ) nāgas
- yakṣa
- yakṣas
- gandharvāḥ
- gandharvas
- samētāḥ
- all together
- sadṛśā
- (sadṛśāḥ) equal
- munēḥ
- to the sage
Meaning
Another commentary adds: no one is his equal because, by knowledge, he is one with Brahman.