Bhagavad Gita · 2.50
॥
Devanāgarī
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते ।
तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
buddhiyukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛtaduṣkṛte |
tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
बुद्धियुक्तःbuddhi-yuktaḥone who is joined (yukta) with buddhi (divine intelligence), one who acts in buddhi-yoga.
जहातिjahāticasts off, leaves behind, is freed from.
इहihahere, in this life.
उभेubhefrom both.
सुकृतदुष्कृतेsukṛta-duṣkṛtefrom the pious (sukṛta) and sinful (duṣkṛta) [consequences].
तस्मात्tasmāttherefore, hence.
योगायyogāyafor yoga.
युज्यस्वyujyasvastrive, make effort.
योगःyogaḥyoga.
कर्मसुkarmasuin action.
कौशलम्kauśalamart, skill, perfection.
Translation
“One who acts in divine consciousness (buddhi-yoga) frees himself, even in this life, from the consequences of both pious and sinful deeds. Therefore strive for yoga. Yoga is the art of performing action.”
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