Shloka 15

ध्यानयोगः — Dhyāna-Yoga

Discipline of Meditation and Mental Restraint

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वरपि मुमुक्षुभि: । कुरु कर्मव तस्मात्त्व॑ पूर्व: पूर्वतरं कृतम्‌,पूर्वकालके मुमुक्षुओंने भी इस प्रकार जानकर ही कर्म किये हैं।* इसलिये तू भी पूर्वजोंद्वारा सदासे किये जानेवाले कर्मोंको ही कर

Transliteration

evaṁ jñātvā kṛtaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ | kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṁ kṛtam ||

Translation

Knowing this, even the seekers of liberation in ancient times performed action. Therefore you too should perform action—indeed the very duties practiced from long ago by the forefathers—so that your conduct remains aligned with the established path of righteous living.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

ज्ञात्वाhaving known

कृतम्done, performed

कर्मaction, duty

पूर्वम्formerly, earlier

अपिalso, even

मुमुक्षुभिःby those desiring liberation

कुरुdo, perform

कर्मaction, duty

वैindeed, surely

तस्मात्therefore, from that reason

त्वम्you

पूर्वैःby the ancients, by predecessors

पूर्वतरम्more ancient, earlier still

कृतम्done, performed

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

ancient seekers of liberation (mumukṣus)

forefathers/ancients (pūrvāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes