Chapter 12 · Bhakti Yoga

Shloka 12.10

Lesson 479 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Qualities and practices of devotion. Which qualities make devotion steady, practical and transformative?

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Shloka · Devanagari

अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

abhyāse ’py asamartho ’si mat-karma-paramo bhavamad-artham api karmāṇi kurvan siddhim avāpsyasi

Sandhi-vicheda

abhyāse+api+asamarthaḥ+asi+mat-karma paramaḥ+bhava+mat-artham+api+karmāṇi+kurvan+siddhim+avāpsyasi

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Meaning of each word

abhyāsesource form

in practice

apisource form

asamarthaḥsource form

unable

asisource form

you

mat-karma paramaḥsource form

devotedly work for me

bhavasource form

mat-arthamsource form

for my sake

apisource form

also

karmāṇisource form

work

kurvansource form

performing

siddhimsource form

perfection

avāpsyasisource form

you shall achieve

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।12.10।। --,अभ्यासे अपि असमर्थः असि अशक्तः असि? तर्हि मत्कर्मपरमः भव मदर्थं कर्म मत्कर्म तत्परमः मत्कर्मपरमः? मत्कर्मप्रधानः इत्यर्थः। अभ्यासेन विना मदर्थमपि कर्माणि केवलं कुर्वन् सिद्धिं सत्त्वशुद्धियोगज्ञानप्राप्तिद्वारेण अवाप्स्यसि।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 12.10

Course position479 / 701

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