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nisthā |
practice, devotion |
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Kim tarhi |
what then? |
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vibhakte |
divided, separated |
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bhagavatā |
by the Lord |
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esā |
this |
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nirdiste |
pointed out |
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dve buddī |
two insights/convictions |
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abhitā sāmkhye buddhir yoge tv imām srnu iti |
"this wisdom have been imparted to you from the standpoint of samkhya, but listen to this (wisdom) from the standpoint of (karma) yoga |
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tayoh |
if these two (gen. dual) |
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vaksyati |
will speak |
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vibhaktām |
distinctly |
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samkhyānām |
samkhyas (gen. plural) |
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nisthām |
devotion |
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jnāna-yogena |
to the yoga of knowledge (inst) |
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sāmkhya-buddhy-āsrayām |
which has as its basis the samkhya view |
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loke asmin dvividhā nistā purā proktā mayā |
the two paths taught since ancient times by me in this world? |
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yoginām |
yogis (gen. plural) |
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karma-yogena |
the yoga of action |
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nisthām |
devotion |
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yoga-buddhy-āsrayām |
which is based on the yoga view |
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evam |
thus |
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sāmkhya-buddhi |
the samkhya standpoint |
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yoga-buddhim |
yoga standpoint |
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dve nisthe vibhakte |
2 distinct devotions |
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ukta |
stated |
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bhagavatā |
by the lord |
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pasyatā |
seeing |
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yugapad-eka-purusāsrayatvāsambhavam |
the impossibility of (jñānam and karma) being conjoined in one and the same person simultaneously |
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jñāna-karmanoh |
of knowledge and action |
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kartrtvākartrtvaikatvānekatva-buddhy-āsrayayoh |
the one being based upon the idea of non agency and unity and the other on the idea of agency and multiplicity |
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etad-vibhāga-vacanam |
this distinction made here |
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darsitam |
shown/referred to |
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sātapathīye brāhmane |
in the Satapatha Brahmana |
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etam eva pravrājino lokam icchanto brāhmanāh pravrajanti iti |
desiring this world alone monks and Brahmanas renounce their homes" |
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sarva-karma-samnyāsam |
renounced all actions |
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Kim prajayā karisyāmah |
what shall we do with children |
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yesām nah ayam ātmāyam lokah |
we who have attained this Self, this world(result). |
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vidhāya |
having abandoned |
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tatra iva ca prāg |
there itself |
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prāg |
before |
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dāra-parigrahāt |
accepting a wife |
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purusah ātmā prākrto |
a man is in his natural state |
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dharma-jijñāsottara-kālam loka-traya-sādhanam |
after his enquires into rites and duties he got the attainment of the three worlds |
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puttam |
son |
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dvi-prakāram |
twofold wealth |
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ca vittam mānusam |
human and divine |
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mānusam |
human |
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karma-rūpam |
consists if rites and duties |
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pitr-loka-prāpti-sādhanam |
lead to the world of fathers? |
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vidyām ca daivam |
and the divine wealth |
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vittam |
knowledge |
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deva-loka-prāpti-sādhanam |
which lead to heaven |
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darsitāni |
it is shown |
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sarvāni karmāni |
all actions |
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srautādīni |
enjoined by the Vedas, etc |
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eva |
only |
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avidyā-kāmavata |
of one who is unenlightened and is possessed of desire |
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so'kāmayata |
"he desired" |
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tebhyo vyutthāya, pravrajanti |
"after renouncing they take to mendicancy" |
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vyutthānam |
the injunction to renounce |
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lokam icchanto akāmasya vithitam |
for one who desires the world |
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ātmānam |
self |
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abhipretah |
intension |
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bhagavatah |
of the Lord |
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syād |
would be (operative) |
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samuccayah |
combination, conjunction |
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karma-jñanayoh |
of action and knowledge |
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srauta |
vedic |
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tad etad vibhāga-vacanam |
then this statement about yh distinction |
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anupapannam syād |
would be illogical |
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na cārjunasya prasna |
nor would arjuna's question |
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upapanna bhavati |
be proper/appropriate |
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jyāyasī cet karmanas te |
"if it ( be your opinion) (that knowledge) is superior to action", etc. |
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katham arjunah |
how could arjuna |
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mrsa |
falsely |
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adhyāropayen |
missattribute |
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bhagavati |
to the lord |
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bhagavātah |
lord |
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anuktam |
had not spoken |
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pūrvam |
earlier |
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buddhi-karmanoh |
of knowledge and action |
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eka-purusānustheyatvāsambhavam |
impossibility of knowledge and action being employed in one and the same person |
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jyāyastvam |
superiority |
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buddheh |
of knowledge |
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karmanah |
to action (gen) |
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jyāyasī cet karmanas te matā buddhih iti |
"if it be your opinion that wisdom is superior to action" |
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Kim ca |
moreover |
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yadi |
if |
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samuccayah |
combination |
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buddhi-karmanoh |
of knowledge with action |
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sarvesām |
of all (gen. plural) |
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uktāh syāt |
would be spoken |
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arjunasyāpi sa uktāh eveti |
then it would be said of Arjuna as well |
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upadesa |
instruction |
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ubhayor |
for (practicing) both /of both |
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katham |
how |
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prasnah |
question |
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anyatara-visaya |
about 'either of the two" |
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yac chrāya etayor ekam tan me brūhi suniscitam iti |
tell me for certain which one of these is better |
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vaisyena |
by a physician |
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pitta-prasamanarthinah |
when someone who is seeking a cause for his bile |
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bhoktavyam |
should eat |
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madhuram |
sweet |
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sītalam |
cold/soothing |
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prasnah sambhavati |
the question that aises |
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brūhi |
tell me |
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tayor anyatarat-pitta-prasamana-kāranam |
which one of these two is to be taken as a means to cure bile |
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kalpyeta |
if it would be imagined |
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prasnah |
the question |
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arjunasya |
of Arjuna |
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bhagavad-ukta-vacanārtha-vivekānavadhārana-nimittah |
because of his non-comprehension of the distinct meaning of what the Lord has said |
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tathāpi |
even then |
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bhagavatāh |
the lord |
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prativacanam deyam |
should have answered |
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prasnānurūpam |
in accordance with the question |
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buddhi-karmanoh samuccaya |
the conjunction of knowledge with action |
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uktah |
spoken |
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mayā |
by me |
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Kim artham ittham tvam bhrānto'si |
why are you confused this |
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tu punah |
but again |
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na + yuktam |
not proper |
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prativacanam |
answer |
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dve nisthā mayā purā proktā iti |
two kinds of devotions were spoken of by me a long time ago" |
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ananurūpam prstad anyad |
in way that was inconsistent and at variance with the question |
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vaktum |
to speak |
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sarvam |
all |
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vibhāga-vacanādi |
statements about distinction, etc |
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upapannam |
become logical |
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abhipreta |
if it were intended |
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karmanā buddhih samuccaye |
that knowledge was to be combined with action |
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smārtenaiva |
enjoined by the smrtis only |
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upālambhah |
the accusation |
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tat kim karmani ghoro mām niyojayasi iti |
why then do you urge me to horrible action |
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anupapannah |
becomes illogical |
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jānatah |
knew |
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yuddham |
fighting |
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sva-dharma |
natural duty/ own-duty |
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ksatriyasya |
of a warrior /ksatriya |
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smārtam |
enjoined by the smritis |
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na kenacid darsayitum sakyah |
it is not possible for anybody to show |
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gītā-sāstre |
in the gita scriptures |
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samuccayah |
combination |
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īsan-mātrenāpi |
even in the least |
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ātma-jñānasya |
of knowledge of the self |
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karmanā |
with action |
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srautena smārtena |
enjoined by the srutih or the smritis |
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yasya tv |
but in case of a man |
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pravrttasya |
engaged himself |
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karmani |
in action |
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ajnānāt |
because of ignorance |
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rāgadi-dosatah |
and defects like attachment, etc |
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visuddha-sattvasya |
mind purified |
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yajñena |
through sacrifice |
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dānena |
through charity |
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tapasā |
through austerities |
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jnānam utpannam |
there arises the knowledge |
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paramārtha-tattva-visayam |
about the supreme reality |
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ekam evedam sarvam |
all this is but one |
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brahman akartr ca iti |
and that Brahman is not an agent |
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tasya |
of him |
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nivrtte 'pi |
although there is cessation |
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karmani |
action |
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karma-prayojane |
the need for action |
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samgrahārtham |
for the purpose of benefitting the world |
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yatna-pūrvam yathā pravrttih |
what may appear as his diligent continuance in those actions |
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yathā pūrvam |
just as before |
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tat na tat karma yena buddhih samuccayah syāt |
there is no action which could be combined with knowledge |
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yathā bhagavatā vāsudevasya |
just as (the actions) of Lord vasudeva |
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ksatra-dharma-cestitam |
in performing the duty of a ksatriya |
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na jnānena samuccīyate |
do not get combined with knowledge |
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purusārthasiddhaye |
for the sake of achieving the human goal |
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tadvat |
so |
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vidusah |
in the case of the man of knowledge |
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tat-phalābhisamdhy-ahamkārābhāvasya |
because of the absence of hankering for results and agentship |
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tulyatvād |
similar |
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tattvavin |
a man who has realized the truth |
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manyate |
thinks |
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manyate |
thinks |
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nāham karomīti manyate |
does not think "I am doing this" |
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na ca tat-phalam abhisandatte |
and nor does he hanker after it's results |
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yathā ca svargādi-kāmārthino |
and just as a person seeking such desirable things as heaven etc. |
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āhitāgneh |
may light up a fire |
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'gnihotrādi-karma-laksana-dharmānusthānāya |
for performing such duties as agnihotra etc. |
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kāmya |
which are the means to attain desirable things |
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agnihotrādau pravrttasya |
while he is still engaged in the performance of agnihotra, etc |
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sāmi krte vinastā api kāme |
the desire may get destroyed when the rite is half done |
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agnihotrādy anutisthato 'pi |
he may nevertheless continue in the performance of agnihotra, etc |
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na tat-kāmyam agnihotrādi bhavati |
but those agnihotra, etc is no longer for his personal gain (tat-kāmyam) |
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tathā ca darsayati bhagavān |
accordingly the lord also shows (causative) |
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kurvann api na lipyate na karoti na lipyate iti |
he does not act and he does not become tainted |
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tatra tatra |
in various places |
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yac ca pūrvaih pūrvataram krtam karmanaiva |
"as was performed earlier by the ancient ones" |
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karmanaiva hi samsiddhim āsthitā janakādayah |
for perfection was attained by janakādayah, etc, by action alone |
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pravibhajya vijñeyam |
they are to be understood analytically? |
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tat katham? |
obj: how so? |
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yadi tāvat pūrve janakādayah tattva-vido 'pi pravrtta- karmānah syuh |
as to that, if Janaka, etc. of old times remained engaged in activity even though they were knowers of reality |
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te loka-samgrārtham |
they did so for the purpose of benefitting the world |
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jñānenaiva samsiddhim āsthitāh |
while remaining established in realization through the knowledge |
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gunā gunesu vartante iti |
the qualities/organs rest (act) on the objects of the organs |
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karma-samnyāse prāpte 'pi |
although they had obtained (the stage of) renunciation of action |
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karmanā sahaiva samsiddhim āsthitāh |
they attained perfection along with action |
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na karma-samnyāsam krtavanta ity arthah |
the meaning is they did not renounce action/works |
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atha na te tattva-vidah |
on the other hand, if they were not knowers of reality |
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vyākhyeyam |
then the explanation should be this |
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īsvara-samarpitena karmanā |
through the discipline of dedicating actions to the lord |
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janakādaya |
Janaka and the others |
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dharma-sammūdha-cetasah |
whose mind was confused with regard to his duty |
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apasyan |
not seeing |
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uddharanam |
rescuing, delivering |
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anyatrātma-jnānād |
no other means than self-knowledge |
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arjunasya |
of arjuna |
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mahati soka-sāgare nimagnasya |
who was submerged in the great ocean of greif |
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bhagavān vasudeva |
Lord Vasudeva |
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uddidhārayisuh |
who wished to help him kn |
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krpayā |
out of compassion |
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ātma-jñānāyāvatārayann āha |
introduced him to the knowledge of the self (and) said |
