Shloka 32

Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ कर्मसु निःस्नेहा ये केचित्‌ पारदर्शिन: । विद्यामयो<यं पुरुषो न तु कर्ममय: स्मृत:,इसलिये जो कोई पारदर्शी विद्वान होते हैं, वे कर्मोमें आसक्त नहीं होते; क्योंकि यह पुरुष (आत्मा) ज्ञानमय है, कर्ममय नहीं

Transliteration

tasmāt karmasu niḥsnehā ye kecit pāradarśinaḥ | vidyāmayo 'yaṃ puruṣo na tu karmamayaḥ smṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Therefore, those discerning seers who truly see reality remain unattached to actions. For this self (puruṣa) is understood to be of the nature of knowledge, not a product of action; hence the wise do not cling to deeds as though they define the soul.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that (reason)

कर्मसुin actions/rites

निःस्नेहाःunattached/without affection (for)

येwho

केचित्some (certain)

पारदर्शिनःclear-sighted/discerning

विद्यामयःconsisting of knowledge

अयम्this

पुरुषःperson/self (ātman)

नnot

तुbut/indeed

कर्ममयःconsisting of action

स्मृतःis considered/remembered (as)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

puruṣa (ātman/self)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes