Shloka 19

Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda

Renunciation and the Discipline of Action

Devanagari script

सम्बन्ध-- यहॉँतक भगवान्‌ने बहुत-से हेतु बतलाकर यह बात सिद्ध की कि जबतक मनुष्यको परम श्रेयरूप परमात्माकी प्राप्ति न हो जाय

Transliteration

tasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ kāryaṁ karma samācara | asakto hy ācaran karma param āpnoti pūruṣaḥ ||

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನೀನು ಸದಾ ಆಸಕ್ತಿರಹಿತನಾಗಿ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಕರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ಆಚರಿಸು; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕರ್ಮ ಮಾಡುವ ಪುರುಷನು ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

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

• असक्तः: unattached
• असक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सततम्: always/constantly
• सततम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• कार्यं: to be done/duty-bound
• कार्यं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• समाचर: perform/practice well
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• असक्तः: unattached
• असक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• आचरन्: while performing/practicing
• आचरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चर्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• परम्: the supreme (goal)
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आप्नोति: attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पूरुषः: a man/person
• पूरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Param (the Supreme/Paramātman)