Shloka 37
ध्यानयोगः — Dhyāna-Yoga
Discipline of Meditation and Mental Restraint
Devanagari script
यथैधांसि समिद्धो<ग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेडर्जुन । ज्ञानाग्नि: सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा
Transliteration
yathaidhāṁsi samiddho 'gnir bhasmasāt kurute 'rjuna | jñānāgniḥ sarvakarmāṇi bhasmasāt kurute tathā ||
Translation
阿周那啊，正如炽燃之火将薪柴化为灰烬，真实智慧之火亦如是，将一切业行化为灰烬。
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
इधांसिfuel-sticks, kindling
इधांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइधन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
समिद्धःkindled, blazing
समिद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-इध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भस्मसात्to ashes, into ash-state
भस्मसात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभस्मसात्
कुरुतेmakes, turns (into)
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular
अर्जुनO Arjuna
अर्जुन:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ज्ञानाग्निःthe fire of knowledge
ज्ञानाग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान-अग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वकर्माणिall actions
सर्वकर्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व-कर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
भस्मसात्to ashes, into ash-state
भस्मसात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभस्मसात्
कुरुतेmakes, turns (into)
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaA
Agni (fire)J
Jñāna (knowledge)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Liberating knowledge (jñāna) destroys the binding power of actions—like fire turning fuel to ash—so one is no longer chained by karmic residues even while acting.
In the battlefield dialogue, the teaching shifts Arjuna from anxiety about the moral weight of action to the principle that inner wisdom can dissolve bondage, enabling righteous action without attachment.