Shloka 50

कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश

Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction

Devanagari script

बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते । तस्माद्‌ योगाय युज्यस्व योग: कर्मसु कौशलम्‌

Transliteration

buddhiyukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛtaduṣkṛte | tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam ||

Translation

三阇耶说：以稳固之明智而自律者，即在此生此世，也能舍离福德与罪业二者，解脱其系缚之果。故当修持以平等心为体的瑜伽；因为瑜伽即是行事之巧——不为业缚而行的艺术。

Word by Word

• बुद्धियुक्तः: endowed with understanding; disciplined in intellect
• बुद्धियुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धि-युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जहाति: abandons; gives up
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (जहाति)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इह: here; in this world
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Dual

• सुकृतदुष्कृते: merit and demerit (good and bad deeds/results)
• सुकृतदुष्कृते: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृत-दुष्कृत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Dual

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that reason
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्

• योगाय: for yoga; for disciplined practice
• योगाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• युज्यस्व: yoke yourself; engage (in it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• योगः: yoga
• योगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्मसु: in actions; in works
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• कौशलम्: skill; dexterity
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Cultivate yoga as even-mindedness and disciplined understanding so that action is performed skillfully—without attachment to results—thereby becoming free from the binding consequences associated with both merit and demerit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is reporting Kṛṣṇa’s instruction to Arjuna on the battlefield: Arjuna should adopt yoga (equanimity and inner discipline) so that his duty-bound action does not entangle him in karmic bondage.