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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.12

Lesson 131 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Duty, contribution and action without possessive attachment. How can daily work become disciplined service rather than a source of bondage?

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Shloka · Devanagari

इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः।तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

iṣhṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥtair dattān apradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ

Sandhi-vicheda

iṣhṭān+bhogān+hi+vaḥ+devāḥ+dāsyante+yajña-bhāvitāḥ+taiḥ+dattān+apradāya+ebhyaḥ+yaḥ+bhuṅkte+stenaḥ+eva+saḥ

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Meaning of each word

iṣhṭānsource form

desired

bhogānsource form

necessities of life

hisource form

certainly

vaḥsource form

unto you

devāḥsource form

the celestial gods

dāsyantesource form

will grant

yajña-bhāvitāḥsource form

satisfied by sacrifice

taiḥsource form

by them

dattānsource form

things granted

apradāyasource form

without offering

ebhyaḥsource form

to them

yaḥsource form

who

bhuṅktesource form

enjoys

stenaḥsource form

thieves

evasource form

verily

saḥsource form

they

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

।।3.12।। इष्टान् अभिप्रेतान् भोगान् हि वः युष्मभ्यं देवाः दास्यन्ते वितरिष्यन्ति स्त्रीपशुपुत्रादीन् यज्ञभाविताः यज्ञैः वर्धिताः तोषिताः इत्यर्थः। तैः देवैः दत्तान् भोगान् अप्रदाय अदत्त्वा आनृण्यमकृत्वा इत्यर्थः एभ्यः देवेभ्यः यः भुङ्क्ते स्वदेहेन्द्रियाण्येव तर्पयति स्तेन एव तस्कर एव सः देवादिस्वापहारी।।ये पुनः

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.12

Course position131 / 701

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