Shloka 26

Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda

Renunciation and the Discipline of Action

Devanagari script

भीष्मपर्वणि तु षड्विंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

na buddhibhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karmasaṅginām | joṣayet sarvakarmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran ||

Translation

“Ang marunong na matatag sa panloob na disiplina ay hindi dapat guluhin ang pag-unawa ng mangmang na nakakapit sa gawa. Sa halip, habang isinasagawa niya nang wasto ang lahat ng tungkuling itinakda ng śāstra, dapat niyang hikayatin silang gawin din ang mga iyon.”

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• buddhi-bhedam: confusion/division of understanding
• buddhi-bhedam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi-bheda
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• janayet: should generate/produce
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (janayati)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ajñānām: of the ignorant (persons)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajñāna
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• karma-saṅginām: of those attached to action
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma-saṅgin
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• joṣayet: should cause to engage/should encourage
• Type: Verb
• Root: juṣ (joṣayati)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• sarva-karmāṇi: all actions
• sarva-karmāṇi: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-karman
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• vidvān: the wise man
• vidvān: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidvas
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• yuktaḥ: disciplined/steadfast (in yoga)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• samācaran: practising/performing
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (samācarati)
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna