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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.23

Lesson 142 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

यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

yadi hyahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥmama vartmānuvartante manuṣhyāḥ pārtha sarvaśhaḥ

Sandhi-vicheda

yadi+hi+aham+na+varteyam+jātu+karmaṇi+atandritaḥ+mama+vartma+anuvartante+manuṣhyāḥ+pārtha+sarvaśhaḥ

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Meaning of each word

yadisource form

hisource form

certainly

ahamsource form

nasource form

not

varteyamsource form

thus engage

jātusource form

ever

karmaṇisource form

in the performance of prescribed duties

atandritaḥsource form

carefully

mamasource form

vartmasource form

path

anuvartantesource form

manuṣhyāḥsource form

all men

pārthasource form

Arjun, the son of Pritha

sarvaśhaḥsource form

in all respects

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

।।3.23।। यदि हि पुनः अहं न वर्तेय जातु कदाचित् कर्मणि अतन्द्रितः अनलसः सन् मम श्रेष्ठस्य सतः वर्त्म मार्गम् अनुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः हे पार्थ सर्वशः सर्वप्रकारैः।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.23

Course position142 / 701

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