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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.18

Lesson 137 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

नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

naiva tasya kṛitenārtho nākṛiteneha kaśhchanana chāsya sarva-bhūteṣhu kaśhchid artha-vyapāśhrayaḥ

Sandhi-vicheda

na+eva+tasya+kṛitena+arthaḥ+na+akṛitena+iha+kaśhchana+na+cha+asya+sarva-bhūteṣhu+kaśhchit+artha+vyapāśhrayaḥ

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Meaning of each word

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not

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indeed

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his

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by discharge of duty

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gain

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not

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without discharge of duty

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here

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whatsoever

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never

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and

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of that person

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among all living beings

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any

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necessity

vyapāśhrayaḥsource form

to depend upon

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

।।3.18।। नैव तस्य परमात्मरतेः कृतेन कर्मणा अर्थः प्रयोजनमस्ति। अस्तु तर्हि अकृतेन अकरणेन प्रत्यवायाख्यः अनर्थः न अकृतेन इह लोके कश्चन कश्चिदपि प्रत्यवायप्राप्तिरूपः आत्महानिलक्षणो वा नैव अस्ति। न च अस्य सर्वभूतेषु ब्रह्मादिस्थावरान्तेषु भूतेषु कश्चित् अर्थव्यपाश्रयः प्रयोजननिमित्तक्रियासाध्यः व्यपाश्रयः व्यपाश्रयणम् आलम्बनं कञ्चित् भूतविशेषमाश्रित्य न साध्यः कश्चिदर्थः अस्ति येन तदर्था क्रिया अनुष्ठेया स्यात्। न त्वम् एतस्मिन् सर्वतःसंप्लुतोदकस्थानीये सम्यग्दर्शने वर्तसे।।यतः एवम्

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.18

Course position137 / 701

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