Verse

BG.4.33

ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

Chapter 4: Wisdom in Action

jñānakarmasaṃnyāsayoga

Verses

4.33 श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप। सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते

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Word meanings

śhreyānsuperior;dravya-mayātof material possessions;yajñātthan the sacrifice;jñāna-yajñaḥsacrifice performed in knowledge;parantapasubduer of enemies, Arjun;sarvamall;karmaworks;akhilamall;pārthaArjun, the son of Pritha;jñānein knowledge;parisamāpyateculminate

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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

The sacrifice of knowledge is superior to the sacrifice of material things. O son of Prtha, destroyer of enemies! All actions, leaving nothing behind, come to an end in knowledge.

Shri Purohit Swami

The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation.

Swami Adidevananda

The sacrifice of knowledge is superior to materials sacrifice. O Arjuna, all actions and everything else culminate in knowledge.

Swami Gambirananda

O destroyer of enemies, Knowledge considered as a sacrifice is greater than sacrifices requiring materials. O son of Prtha, all actions in their totality culminate in Knowledge.

Swami Sivananda

Superior is wisdom-sacrifice to sacrifice with objects, O Parantapa! All actions in their entirety, O Arjuna, culminate in knowledge!