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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.43

Lesson 162 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

एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā sanstabhyātmānam ātmanājahi śhatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam

Sandhi-vicheda

evam+buddheḥ+param+buddhvā+sanstabhya+ātmānam+ātmanā+jahi+śhatrum+mahā-bāho+kāma-rūpam+durāsadam

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Meaning of each word

evamsource form

thus

buddheḥsource form

than the intellect

paramsource form

superior

buddhvāsource form

knowing

sanstabhyasource form

subdue

ātmānamsource form

the lower self (senses, mind, and intellect)

ātmanāsource form

by higher self (soul)

jahisource form

kill

śhatrumsource form

the enemy

mahā-bāhosource form

mighty-armed one

kāma-rūpamsource form

in the form of desire

durāsadamsource form

formidable

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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

।।3.43।। एवं बुद्धेः परम् आत्मानं बुद्ध्वा ज्ञात्वा संस्तभ्य सम्यक् स्तम्भनं कृत्वा आत्मानं स्वेनैव आत्मना संस्कृतेन मनसा सम्यक् समाधायेत्यर्थः। जहि एनं शत्रुं हे महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदं दुःखेन आसदः आसादनं प्राप्तिः यस्य तं दुरासदं दुर्विज्ञेयानेकविशेषमिति।।इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्यश्रीमच्छंकरभगवतः कृतौ श्रीमद्भगवद्गीताभाष्येतृतीयोऽध्यायः।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.43

Course position162 / 701

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