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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 4 · Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 4.15

Lesson 177 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Knowledge, tradition, divine descent and wise action. How are knowledge, tradition and action brought together?

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Shloka · Devanagari

एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः।कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

evaṁ jñātvā kṛitaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣhubhiḥkuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṁ kṛitam

Sandhi-vicheda

evam+jñātvā+kṛitam+karma+pūrvaiḥ+api+mumukṣhubhiḥ+kuru+karma+eva+tasmāt+tvam+pūrvaiḥ+pūrva-taram+kṛitam

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Meaning of each word

evamsource form

thus

jñātvāsource form

knowing

kṛitamsource form

performed

karmasource form

actions

pūrvaiḥsource form

of ancient times

apisource form

indeed

mumukṣhubhiḥsource form

seekers of liberation

kurusource form

should perform

karmasource form

duty

evasource form

certainly

tasmātsource form

therefore

tvamsource form

you

pūrvaiḥsource form

of those ancient sages

pūrva-taramsource form

in ancient times

kṛitamsource form

performed

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

।।4.15।। एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैः अपि अतिक्रान्तैः मुमुक्षुभिः। कुरु तेन कर्मैव त्वम् न तूष्णीमासनं नापि संन्यासः कर्तव्यः तस्मात् त्वं पूर्वैरपि अनुष्ठितत्वात् यदि अनात्मज्ञः त्वं तदा आत्मशुद्ध्यर्थम् तत्त्वविच्चेत् लोकसंग्रहार्थं पूर्वैः जनकादिभिः पूर्वतरं कृतं न अधुनातनं कृतं निर्वर्तितम्।।तत्र कर्म चेत् कर्तव्यं त्वद्वचनादेव करोम्यहम् किं विशेषितेन पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् (गीता 4.15) इत्युच्यते यस्मात् महत् वैषम्यं कर्मणि। कथम्

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 4.15

Course position177 / 701

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