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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.25

Lesson 144 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

सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvānso yathā kurvanti bhāratakuryād vidvāns tathāsaktaśh chikīrṣhur loka-saṅgraham

Sandhi-vicheda

saktāḥ+karmaṇi+avidvānsaḥ+yathā+kurvanti+bhārata+kuryāt+vidvān+tathā+asaktaḥ+chikīrṣhuḥ+loka-saṅgraham

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Meaning of each word

saktāḥsource form

attached

karmaṇisource form

duties

avidvānsaḥsource form

the ignorant

yathāsource form

as much as

kurvantisource form

act

bhāratasource form

scion of Bharat (Arjun)

kuryātsource form

should do

vidvānsource form

the wise

tathāsource form

thus

asaktaḥsource form

unattached

chikīrṣhuḥsource form

wishing

loka-saṅgrahamsource form

welfare of the world

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

।।3.25।। सक्ताः कर्मणि अस्य कर्मणः फलं मम भविष्यति इति केचित् अविद्वांसः यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत कुर्यात् विद्वान् आत्मवित् तथा असक्तः सन्। तद्वत् किमर्थं करोति तत् श्रृणु चिकीर्षुः कर्तुमिच्छुः लोकसंग्रहम्।।एवं लोकसंग्रहं चिकीर्षोः न मम आत्मविदः कर्तव्यमस्ति अन्यस्य वा लोकसंग्रहं मुक्त्वा। ततः तस्य आत्मविदः इदमुपदिश्यते

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.25

Course position144 / 701

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