Shloka 7

Adhyāya 241: Guṇa-sṛṣṭi, Kṣetrajña-sākṣitva, and Śama through Ātma-jñāna (गुणसृष्टिः, क्षेत्रज्ञसाक्षित्वं, शमः)

Devanagari script

कर्मणा बध्यते जन्तुर्विद्यया तु प्रमुच्यते । तस्मात्‌ कर्म न कुर्वन्ति यतय: पारदर्शिन:,“सकामकर्मसे मनुष्य बन्धनमें पड़ता है और ज्ञानसे मुक्त हो जाता है, अतः दूरदर्शी यति कर्म नहीं करते हैं

Transliteration

karmaṇā badhyate jantur vidyayā tu pramucyate | tasmāt karma na kurvanti yatayaḥ pāradarśinaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: A living being is bound by action, but is released through true knowledge. Therefore, the far-seeing ascetics do not engage in action—understanding that deeds driven by desire fasten the soul to bondage, while insight leads toward liberation.

Word by Word

• कर्मणा: by action/karma
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बध्यते: is bound
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

• जन्तुः: the creature/being
• जन्तुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विद्यया: by knowledge
• विद्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/freed
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive, प्र

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• कर्म: action/ritual act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कुर्वन्ति: do/perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यतयः: ascetics/strivers
• यतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पारदर्शिनः: far-seeing/discerning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारदर्शिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• yatayaḥ (ascetics/renunciants)
• jantuḥ (living being)