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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.21

Lesson 140 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

यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

yad yad ācharati śhreṣhṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥsa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate

Sandhi-vicheda

yat yat+ācharati+śhreṣhṭhaḥ+tat tat+eva+itaraḥ+janaḥ+saḥ+yat+pramāṇam+kurute+lokaḥ+tat+anuvartate

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Meaning of each word

yat yatsource form

whatever

ācharatisource form

does

śhreṣhṭhaḥsource form

the best

tat tatsource form

that (alone)

evasource form

certainly

itaraḥsource form

common

janaḥsource form

people

saḥsource form

they

yatsource form

whichever

pramāṇamsource form

standard

kurutesource form

perform

lokaḥsource form

world

tatsource form

that

anuvartatesource form

pursues

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

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।।3.21।। यद्यत् कर्म आचरति करोति श्रेष्ठः प्रधानः तत्तदेव कर्म आचरति इतरः अन्यः जनः तदनुगतः। किञ्च सः श्रेष्ठः यत् प्रमाणं कुरुते लौकिकं वैदिकं वा लोकः तत् अनुवर्तते तदेव प्रमाणीकरोति इत्यर्थः।।यदि अत्र ते लोकसंग्रहकर्तव्यतायां विप्रतिपत्तिः तर्हि मां किं न पश्यसि

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.21

Course position140 / 701

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