Chapter 4 · Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 4.31

Lesson 193 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

यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanamnāyaṁ loko ’styayajñasya kuto ’nyaḥ kuru-sattama

Sandhi-vicheda

yajña-śhiṣhṭa amṛita-bhujaḥ+yānti+brahma+sanātanam+na+ayam+lokaḥ+asti+ayajñasya+kutaḥ+anyaḥ+kuru-sat-tama

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Meaning of each word

yajña-śhiṣhṭa amṛita-bhujaḥsource form

they partake of the nectarean remnants of sacrifice

yāntisource form

brahmasource form

the Absolute Truth

sanātanamsource form

eternal

nasource form

never

ayamsource form

this

lokaḥsource form

planet

astisource form

ayajñasyasource form

for one who performs no sacrifice

kutaḥsource form

how

anyaḥsource form

other (world)

kuru-sat-tamasource form

best of the Kurus, Arjun

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

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।।4.31।। यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजः यज्ञानां शिष्टं यज्ञशिष्टं यज्ञशिष्टं च तत् अमृतं च यज्ञशिष्टामृतं तत् भुञ्जते इति यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजः। यथोक्तान् यज्ञान् कृत्वा तच्छिष्टेन कालेन यथाविधिचोदितम् अन्नम् अमृताख्यं भुञ्जते इति यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजः यान्ति गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म सनातनं चिरन्तनं मुमुक्षवश्चेत् कालातिक्रमापेक्षया इति सामर्थ्यात् गम्यते। न अयं लोकः सर्वप्राणिसाधारणोऽपि अस्ति यथोक्तानां यज्ञानां एकोऽपि यज्ञः यस्य नास्ति सः अयज्ञः तस्य। कुतः अन्यो विशिष्टसाधनसाध्यः कुरुसत्तम।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 4.31

Course position193 / 701

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