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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 2 · Sāṅkhya Yoga

Shloka 2.40
Lesson 87 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Self, steadiness, right action and foundational teachings. What changes when action is guided by clear understanding rather than fear of results?

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Shloka · Devanagari

नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

nehābhikrama-nāśho ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyatesvalpam apyasya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt

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Sandhi-vicheda

na+iha+abhikrama+nāśhaḥ+asti+pratyavāyaḥ+na+vidyate+su-alpam+api+asya+dharmasya+trāyate+mahataḥ+bhayāt

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Meaning of each word

nasource form
not
ihasource form
in this
abhikramasource form
efforts
nāśhaḥsource form
loss
astisource form
there is
pratyavāyaḥsource form
adverse result
nasource form
not
vidyatesource form
is
su-alpamsource form
a little
apisource form
even
asyasource form
of this
dharmasyasource form
occupation
trāyatesource form
saves
mahataḥsource form
from great
bhayātsource form
danger
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Translation

Approved English translation pending

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।2.40।।  न इह  मोक्षमार्गे कर्मयोगे  अभिक्रमनाशः  अभिक्रमणमभिक्रमः प्रारम्भः तस्य नाशः नास्ति यथा कृष्यादेः। योगविषये प्रारम्भस्य न अनैकान्तिकफलत्वमित्यर्थः। किञ्चनापि चिकित्सावत् प्रत्यवायः विद्यते भवति। किं तु  स्वल्पमपि अस्य धर्मस्य  योगधर्मस्य अनुष्ठितं  त्रायते  रक्षति  महतः भयात्  संसारभयात् जन्ममरणादिलक्षणात्।।येयं सांख्ये बुद्धिरुक्ता योगे च वक्ष्यमाणलक्षणा सा

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 2.40
Course position87 / 701
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