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Course/Chapter 4/Shloka 28
Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 4 · Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 4.28
Lesson 190 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

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

Selected languageEnglish
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Shloka · Devanagari

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpareswādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāśh cha yatayaḥ sanśhita-vratāḥ

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Sandhi-vicheda

dravya-yajñāḥ+tapaḥ-yajñāḥ+yoga-yajñāḥ+tathā+apare+swādhyāya+jñāna-yajñāḥ+cha+yatayaḥ+sanśhita-vratāḥ

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Meaning of each word

dravya-yajñāḥsource form
offering one’s own wealth as sacrifice
tapaḥ-yajñāḥsource form
offering severe austerities as sacrifice
yoga-yajñāḥsource form
performance of eight-fold path of yogic practices as sacrifice
tathāsource form
thus
aparesource form
others
swādhyāyasource form
cultivating knowledge by studying the scriptures
jñāna-yajñāḥsource form
those offer cultivation of transcendental knowledge as sacrifice
chasource form
also
yatayaḥsource form
these ascetics
sanśhita-vratāḥsource form
observing strict vows
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।4.28।। द्रव्ययज्ञाः तीर्थेषु द्रव्यविनियोगं यज्ञबुद्ध्या कुर्वन्ति ये ते द्रव्ययज्ञाः। तपोयज्ञाः तपः यज्ञः येषां तपस्विनां ते तपोयज्ञाः। योगयज्ञाः प्राणायामप्रत्याहारादिलक्षणो योगो यज्ञो येषां ते योगयज्ञाः। तथा अपरे स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च स्वाध्यायः यथाविधि ऋगाद्यभ्यासः यज्ञः येषां ते स्वाध्याययज्ञाः। ज्ञानयज्ञाः ज्ञानं शास्त्रार्थपरिज्ञानं यज्ञः येषां ते ज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः यतनशीलाः संशितव्रताः सम्यक् शितानि तनूकृतानि तीक्ष्णीकृतानि व्रतानि येषां ते संशितव्रताः।।किञ्च

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 4.28
Course position190 / 701
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