18.3 त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः। यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे
tyājyaṃ doṣavad
Word meanings
tyājyam—should be given up;doṣha-vat—as evil;iti—thus;eke—some;karma—actions;prāhuḥ—declare;manīṣhiṇaḥ—the learned;yajña—sacrifice;dāna—charity;tapaḥ—penance;karma—acts;na—never;tyājyam—should be abandoned;iti—thus;cha—and;apare—others
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Certain wise men declare that the harmful action should be relinquished, while others say that the actions of performing sacrifices, giving gifts, and observing austerities should not be relinquished.
Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up.
Some sages say that all actions should be given up as evil; others declare that works such as sacrifices, gifts and austerities should not be given up.
Some learned persons say that action, beset with evil (as it is), should be given up, and others (say) that the practice of sacrifice, charity and austerity should not be given up.
Some philosophers declare that all actions should be abandoned as an evil, while others declare that acts of gift, sacrifice and austerity should not be relinquished.
18.5 यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्
yajña
Word meanings
yajña—sacrifice;dāna—charity;tapaḥ—penance;karma—actions;na—never;tyājyam—should be abandoned;kāryam eva—must certainly be performed;tat—that;yajñaḥ—sacrifice;dānam—charity;tapaḥ—penance;cha—and;eva—indeed;pāvanāni—purifying;manīṣhiṇām—for the wise
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The actions of Vedic sacrifice, gift, and austerity should not be relinquished and they must necessarily be performed; for the men of wisdom, the Vedic sacrifice, gift, and austerity are the means of purification.
Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul.
(a) The acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities should not be relinquished; but should be performed৷৷.
The practice of sacrifice, charity and austerity is not to be abandoned; it is surely to be undertaken. Sacrifice, charity and austerity are verily the purifiers of the wise.
Acts of sacrifice, gift and austerity should not be abandoned, but should be performed; sacrifice, gift and also austerity are the purifiers of the wise.
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.4 निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः
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Word meanings
niśhchayam—conclusion;śhṛiṇu—hear;me—my;tatra—there;tyāge—about renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions;bharata-sat-tama—best of the Bharatas;tyāgaḥ—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions;hi—indeed;puruṣha-vyāghra—tiger amongst men;tri-vidhaḥ—of three kinds;samprakīrtitaḥ—declared
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O best of Bharata's descendants! Listen to My considered view about relinquishing: Indeed, the act of relinquishing is rightly spoken to be threefold, O best among men!
O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect.
Listen to My decision, O Arjuna, about abandonment; for abandonment (Tyaga) is declared to be of three kinds.
O the most excellent among the descendants of Bharata, hear from Me the firm conclusion regarding that tyaga. For, O greatest among men, tyaga has been clearly declared to be of three kinds.
Hear from Me the conclusion or the final truth about this abandonment, O best of the Bharatas; abandonment, verily, O best of men, has been declared to be of three kinds!
