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Shloka 11

अक्षरब्रह्मयोग (Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga) — Knowledge of the Imperishable, Prakṛti, and Devotion

कायेन मनसा बुद्धया केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि । योगिन: कर्म कुर्वन्ति सड़ूं त्यक्त्वा55त्मशुद्धये,कर्मयोगी ममत्वबुद्धिरहित केवल इन्द्रिय, मन, बुद्धि और शरीरद्वारा भी आसक्तिको त्यागकर अन्तःकरणकी शुद्धिके लिये कर्म करते हैं*

kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api | yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṃ tyaktvātmaśuddhaye ||

Arjuna dijo: «Con el cuerpo, la mente, el intelecto e incluso sólo con los sentidos, los practicantes disciplinados realizan la acción—habiendo abandonado el apego—para purificar el ser interior».

कायेनby the body
कायेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मनसाby the mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
बुद्ध्याby the intellect
बुद्ध्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
केवलैःby mere/only
केवलैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकेवल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
इन्द्रियैःby the senses
इन्द्रियैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
योगिनःyogins
योगिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोगिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कर्मaction/work
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुर्वन्तिdo/perform
कुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सङ्गम्attachment
सङ्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसङ्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned
त्यक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Active
आत्मशुद्धयेfor purification of the self/inner organ
आत्मशुद्धये:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मशुद्धि
FormFeminine, Dative, Singular

अर्जुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
Y
yoginaḥ (yogins)

Educational Q&A

Actions can be performed through body, mind, intellect, and senses without possessiveness or craving for results; such detached action becomes a discipline that purifies the inner life (ātmaśuddhi) rather than strengthening ego and attachment.

In the midst of the Kurukṣetra setting, Arjuna is articulating a principle of Karma Yoga: even while engaged in necessary action, a yogin relinquishes attachment and performs work as a means of inner purification, aligning duty with spiritual discipline.