saktāḥ karmaṇy avidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata
kuryād vidvāṃs tathāsaktaś cikīrṣur loka-saṃgraham
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he bhārata (O descendant of Bhārata!),
yathā (as) karmaṇi (to the work) saktāḥ (attached) avidvāṁsaḥ (ignorant men) karmāṇi (activities) kurvanti (they do),
tathā (so) vidvān (wise man) asaktaḥ [
san]
(being unattached) loka-saṅgraham (protection of the world) cikīrṣuḥ (desiring to do) kuryāt (he would do).
| saktāḥ |
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sakta (√sañj – to attach, to stick, to embrace) PP 1n.3 m. – attached; |
| karmaṇi |
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karman 7n.1 n. – in activity (from: √kṛ – to do); |
| avidvāṁsaḥ |
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a-vidvas 1n.3 m. – ignorant men; |
| yathā |
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av. – as (correlative of: tathā); |
| kurvanti |
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√kṛ (to do) Praes. P 1v.3 – they do; |
| bhārata |
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bhārata 8n.1 m. – O descendant of Bhārata; |
| kuryāt |
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√kṛ (to do) Pot. P 1v.1 – he would do; |
| vidvān |
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vidvas 1n.1 m. – wise man, learned; |
| tathā |
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av. – in that manner, so, in like manner; |
| asaktaḥ |
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a-sakta (√sañj – to attach, to stick, to embrace) PP 1n.1 m. – unattached; |
| cikīrṣuḥ |
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cikīrṣu (√kṛ – to do) des. 1n.1 m.; kartum icchan – desiring to do; |
| loka-saṁgraham |
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loka-saṁgraha 2n.1 m.; lokānāṁ saṅgraham iti – protection of the world (from: loka – world; sam-√grah – to hold together, to support, saṁ-graha – holding together, collection, protection); |
yathā kurvanti → yathā kurvaṃta (as they do);
The key:
an excerpt from the commented verse
quotes from the scriptures
starting polemic
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The wise man’s action as contrasted with that of the ignorant.
Suppose, on the other hand, you – or suppose (for that matter) any other man thinks that he has achieved his ends and has realised the Self, even he should work i for the welfare of others, though for himself he may have nothing to do.
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yadi punar aham iva tvaṃ kṛtārtha-buddhiḥ, ātmavid anyo vā, tasyāpi ātmanaḥ kartavyābhāve ’pi parānugraha eva kartavya ity āha – |
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As ignorant men act attached to work, O Bharata,
so should the wise man act, unattached,
from a wish to protect the masses.
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saktāḥ karmaṇy avidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata |
kuryād vidvāṃs tathāsaktaś cikīrṣur loka-saṃgraham ||3.25|| |
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The ignorant expect the result of their action thus: „The result of this action shall accrue to me.” The wise man: he who knows the Self.
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saktāḥ karmaṇy asya karmaṇaḥ phalaṃ mama bhaviṣyatīti kecid avidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata, kuryād vidvān ātmavit tathāsaktaḥ san | tadvat kim arthaṃ karoti? tat sṛṇu – cikīrṣuḥ kartum icchuḥ loka-saṃgraham ||3.25|| |
commentary under the verse BhG 3.26
tasmād ātmavidāpi loka-saṅgrahārtha tat-kṛpayā karma kāryam evety upasaṃharati saktā iti | karmaṇi saktā abhiniviṣṭāḥ santo yathājñāḥ karmāṇi kurvanti, asaktaḥ san vidvān api kuryāt loka-saṃgraham kartum icchuḥ
nanu taveśvarasya loka-saṃgrahārthaṃ karmāṇi kurvāṇasyāpi kartṛtvābhimānābhāvān na kāpi kṣatiḥ | mama tu jīvasya loka-saṃgrahārthaṃ karmāṇi kurvāṇasya kartṛtvābhimānena jñānābhibhavaḥ syād ity ata āha saktā iti | saktāḥ kartṛtvābhimānena phalābhisandhinā ca karmaṇy abhiniviṣṭā avidvāṃso ‚jñā yathā kurvanti karma loka-saṃgrahaṃ kartum icchur vidvān ātmavid api tathaiva kuryāt | kintu asaktaḥ san kartṛtvābhimānaṃ phalābhisandhiṃ cākurvann ity arthaḥ | bhārateti bharata-vaṃśodbhavatvenabhā jñānaṃ tasyāṃ ratatvena vā tvaṃ yathokta-śāstrārtha-bodha-yogyo ‚sīti darśayati
tasmāt pratiṣṭhitena jñānināpi karma kartavyam ity upasaṃharati saktā iti
tasmāt pratiṣṭhite ‚pi tvaṃ loka-hitāya vedoktaṃ sva-karma prakurv ity āśayenāha saktā iti | ajñā yathā karmaṇi saktāḥ phala-lipsayābhiniviṣṭās tata kurvanty evaṃ vidvān api kuryāt | kintv asaktaḥ phala-lipsā-śūnyaḥ san | sphuṭam anyat
