4.33 श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप। सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते
śreyān
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śhreyān—superior;dravya-mayāt—of material possessions;yajñāt—than the sacrifice;jñāna-yajñaḥ—sacrifice performed in knowledge;parantapa—subduer of enemies, Arjun;sarvam—all;karma—works;akhilam—all;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;jñāne—in knowledge;parisamāpyate—culminate
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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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.
The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation.
The sacrifice of knowledge is superior to materials sacrifice. O Arjuna, all actions and everything else culminate in knowledge.
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.
Superior is wisdom-sacrifice to sacrifice with objects, O Parantapa! All actions in their entirety, O Arjuna, culminate in knowledge!
4.35 यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव। येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि
yaj
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yat—which;jñātvā—having known;na—never;punaḥ—again;moham—delusion;evam—like this;yāsyasi—you shall get;pāṇḍava—Arjun, the son of Pandu;yena—by this;bhūtāni—living beings;aśheṣhāṇi—all;drakṣhyasi—you will see;ātmani—within me (Shree Krishna);atho—that is to say;mayi—in me
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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By knowing this, you will not be deluded again, O son of Pandu; and by this means, you will see all beings without exception in yourself, that is, in Me.
Having known That, thou shalt never again be confounded; and, O Arjuna, by the power of that wisdom, thou shalt see all these people as if they were thine own Self, and therefore as Me.
Knowing which, O Arjuna, you will not fall again into delusion in this way - by that knowledge you will see all beings without exception in your-self and then in Me.
Knowing which, O Pandava (Arjuna), you will not come under delusion again in this way, and through which you will see all beings without exception in the Self and also in Me.
Knowing that, thou shalt not, O Arjuna, again become deluded like this; and by that thou shalt see all beings in thy Self and also in Me!
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ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 4: Wisdom in Action
jñānakarmasaṃnyāsayoga
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4.34 तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया। उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः
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Word meanings
tat—the Truth;viddhi—try to learn;praṇipātena—by approaching a spiritual master;paripraśhnena—by humble inquiries;sevayā—by rendering service;upadekṣhyanti—can impart;te—unto you;jñānam—knowledge;jñāninaḥ—the enlightened;tattva-darśhinaḥ—those who have realized the Truth
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Learn this from those endowed with knowledge, through prostration, inquiry, and service offered to them. Those who are endowed with knowledge and are capable of showing the truth will give you the truth nearby.
This shalt thou learn by prostrating thyself at the Master's feet, by questioning Him and by serving Him. The wise who have realised the Truth will teach thee wisdom.
Know this by prostration, questioning and by service. The wise, who have realised the truth, will instruct you in knowledge.
Know that through prostration, inquiry and service. The wise ones who have realized the Truth will impart the Knowledge to you.
Know that by long prostration, by question and by service, the wise who have realised the Truth will instruct thee in (that) knowledge.
