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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 4 · Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 4.17

Lesson 179 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

कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ cha vikarmaṇaḥakarmaṇaśh cha boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ

Sandhi-vicheda

karmaṇaḥ+hi+api+boddhavyam+boddhavyam+cha+vikarmaṇaḥ+akarmaṇaḥ+cha+boddhavyam+gahanā+karmaṇaḥ+gatiḥ

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Meaning of each word

karmaṇaḥsource form

recommended action

hisource form

certainly

apisource form

also

boddhavyamsource form

should be known

boddhavyamsource form

must understand

chasource form

and

vikarmaṇaḥsource form

forbidden action

akarmaṇaḥsource form

inaction

chasource form

and

boddhavyamsource form

must understand

gahanāsource form

profound

karmaṇaḥsource form

of action

gatiḥsource form

the true path

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

।।4.17।। कर्मणः शास्त्रविहितस्य हि यस्मात् अपि अस्ति बोद्धव्यम् बोद्धव्यं च अस्त्येव विकर्मणः प्रतिषिद्धस्य तथा अकर्मणश्च तूष्णींभावस्य बोद्धव्यम् अस्ति इति त्रिष्वप्यध्याहारः कर्तव्यः। यस्मात् गहना विषमा दुर्ज्ञेया कर्मणः इति उपलक्षणार्थं कर्मादीनाम् कर्माकर्मविकर्मणां गतिः याथात्म्यं तत्त्वम् इत्यर्थः।।किं पुनस्तत्त्वं कर्मादेः यत् बोद्धव्यं वक्ष्यामि इति प्रतिज्ञातम् उच्यते

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 4.17

Course position179 / 701

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