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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 4 · Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 4.38

Lesson 200 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

न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

na hi jñānena sadṛiśhaṁ pavitramiha vidyatetatsvayaṁ yogasansiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati

Sandhi-vicheda

na+hi+jñānena+sadṛiśham+pavitram+iha+vidyate+tat+svayam+yoga+sansiddhaḥ+kālena+ātmani+vindati

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Meaning of each word

nasource form

not

hisource form

certainly

jñānenasource form

with divine knowledge

sadṛiśhamsource form

pavitramsource form

pure

ihasource form

in this world

vidyatesource form

exists

tatsource form

that

svayamsource form

oneself

yogasource form

practice of yog

sansiddhaḥsource form

he who has attained perfection

kālenasource form

in course of time

ātmanisource form

wihtin the heart

vindatisource form

finds

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

।।4.38।। न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं तुल्यं पवित्रं पावनं शुद्धिकरम् इह विद्यते। तत् ज्ञानं स्वयमेव योगसंसिद्धः योगेन कर्मयोगेन समाधियोगेन च संसिद्धः संस्कृतः योग्यताम् आपन्नः सन् मुमुक्षुः कालेन महता आत्मनि विन्दति लभते इत्यर्थः।।येन एकान्तेन ज्ञानप्राप्तिः भवति स उपायः उपदिश्यते

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 4.38

Course position200 / 701

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