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Shloka 44

कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश

Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction

भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापह्तचेतसाम्‌ | व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धि: समाधौ न विधीयते

bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṃ tayāpahṛta-cetasām | vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate ||

Sañjaya nói: Với những kẻ chìm đắm sâu trong hưởng lạc và quyền thế, tâm trí bị cuốn đi bởi lời lẽ quyến rũ hứa hẹn quả báo, thì trí tuệ kiên quyết, nhất tâm—đưa đến sự vững bền trong thiền định—không thể được thiết lập.

भोगin enjoyments
भोग:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभोग
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
ऐश्वर्यin lordly powers/wealth
ऐश्वर्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootऐश्वर्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
प्रसक्तानाम्of those attached/engrossed
प्रसक्तानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसक्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
तयाby that (speech/teaching)
तया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
अपहृतstolen/robbed away
अपहृत:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअपहृत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
चेतसाम्of minds
चेतसाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचेतस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
व्यवसायdetermination/resolution
व्यवसाय:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यवसाय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आत्मिकाconsisting in / of the nature of
आत्मिका:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआत्मिक
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
बुद्धिःintellect
बुद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
समाधौin concentration/samadhi
समाधौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमाधि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विधीयतेis produced/comes to be established
विधीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (वि + धा)
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
हेO (vocative particle)
हे:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहे
अर्जुनArjuna
अर्जुन:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Arjuna

Educational Q&A

Attachment to pleasure (bhoga) and worldly power (aiśvarya), especially when reinforced by enticing reward-centered discourse, distracts the mind and prevents the rise of resolute, single-pointed discernment (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi) necessary for samādhi—inner steadiness that supports righteous action.

Sañjaya reports a teaching addressed to Arjuna in the war-context: a critique of people whose minds are captivated by promises of enjoyment and status. The point is to redirect Arjuna from reward-seeking motivations toward focused understanding and inner composure amid the impending conflict.