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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.9

Lesson 128 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

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥtad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samāchara

Sandhi-vicheda

yajña-arthāt+karmaṇaḥ+anyatra+lokaḥ+ayam+karma-bandhanaḥ+tat+artham+karma+kaunteya+mukta-saṅgaḥ+samāchara

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Meaning of each word

yajña-arthātsource form

for the sake of sacrifice

karmaṇaḥsource form

than action

anyatrasource form

else

lokaḥsource form

material world

ayamsource form

this

karma-bandhanaḥsource form

bondage through one’s work

tatsource form

that

arthamsource form

for the sake of

karmasource form

action

kaunteyasource form

Arjun, the son of Kunti

mukta-saṅgaḥsource form

free from attachment

samācharasource form

perform properly

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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

।।3.9।। यज्ञो वै विष्णुः (तै0 सं0 1.7.4) इति श्रुतेः यज्ञः ईश्वरः तदर्थं यत् क्रियते तत् यज्ञार्थं कर्म। तस्मात् कर्मणः अन्यत्र अन्येन कर्मणा लोकः अयम् अधिकृतः कर्मकृत् कर्मबन्धनः कर्म बन्धनं यस्य सोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः लोकः न तु यज्ञार्थात्। अतः तदर्थं यज्ञार्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः कर्मफलसङ्गवर्जितः सन् समाचर निर्वर्तय।।इतश्च अधिकृतेन कर्म कर्तव्यम्

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.9

Course position128 / 701

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