Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.26

Lesson 145 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

न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅgināmjoṣhayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācharan

Sandhi-vicheda

na+buddhi-bhedam+janayet+ajñānām+karma-saṅginām+joṣhayet+sarva+karmāṇi+vidvān+yuktaḥ+samācharan

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Meaning of each word

nasource form

not

buddhi-bhedamsource form

discord in the intellects

janayetsource form

should create

ajñānāmsource form

of the ignorant

karma-saṅgināmsource form

who are attached to fruitive actions

joṣhayetsource form

should inspire (them) to perform

sarvasource form

all

karmāṇisource form

prescribed

vidvānsource form

the wise

yuktaḥsource form

enlightened

samācharansource form

performing properly

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

।।3.26।। बुद्धेर्भेदः बुद्धिभेदः मया इदं कर्तव्यं भोक्तव्यं चास्य कर्मणः फलम् इति निश्चयरूपाया बुद्धेः भेदनं चालनं बुद्धिभेदः तं न जनयेत् न उत्पादयेत् अज्ञानाम् अविवेकिनां कर्मसङ्गिनां कर्मणि आसक्तानां आसङ्गवताम्। किं नु कुर्यात् जोषयेत् कारयेत् सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् स्वयं तदेव अविदुषां कर्म युक्तः अभियुक्तः समाचरन्।।अविद्वानज्ञः कथं कर्मसु सज्जते इत्याह

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.26

Course position145 / 701

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