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
एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः। कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्॥
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
ज्ञात्वाhaving known
ज्ञात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
कृतम्done, performed
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), neuter, nominative/accusative, singular
कर्मaction, duty
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
मुमुक्षुभिःby those desiring liberation
मुमुक्षुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमुमुक्षु
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
कुरुdo, perform
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलोट् (imperative), 2, singular, parasmaipada
कर्मaction, duty
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
तस्मात्therefore, from that reason
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formnominative, singular
पूर्वैःby the ancients, by predecessors
पूर्वैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्व
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
पूर्वतरम्more ancient, earlier still
पूर्वतरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वतर
Formneuter, accusative, singular, comparative
कृतम्done, performed
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), neuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaA
ancient seekers of liberation (mumukṣus)F
forefathers/ancients (pūrvāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes