Bhagavad Gita 4.36
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः | सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ||४-३६||
Transliteration
api cedasi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpakṛttamaḥ . sarvaṃ jñānaplavenaiva vṛjinaṃ santariṣyasi ||4-36||
Even if thou art the most sinful of all sinners, yet thou shalt verily cross all sins by the raft of knowledge.
Word by Word
अपि even, चेत् if, असि (thou) art, पापेभ्यः than sinners, सर्वेभ्यः (than) all, पापकृत्तमः most sinful, सर्वम् all, ज्ञानप्लवेन by the raft of knowledge, एव alone, वृजिनम् sin, सन्तरिष्यसि (thou) shalt cross
Classical Commentary
You can cross the ocean of sin with the boat of the knowledge of the Self. (Cf. IX.30)