Bhagavad Gita · 3.26
॥
Devanāgarī
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम् ।
जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान्युक्तः समाचरन् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
na buddhibhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karmasaṅginām |
joṣayet sarvakarmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
नnanot.
बुद्धिभेदम्buddhi-bhedamconfusion (bheda) in the intelligence (buddhi), disturbance of the mind.
जनयेत्janayetshould create, should cause.
अज्ञानाम्ajñānāmof the ignorant.
कर्मसङ्गिनाम्karma-saṅgināmof those attached (saṅginām) to action [for its fruits].
जोषयेत्joṣayethe should encourage [them] to perform, he should prompt.
सर्वकर्माणिsarva-karmāṇiall their actions, all their duties.
विद्वान्vidvānthe wise, the knowing.
युक्तःyuktaḥsituated in yoga.
समाचरन्samācaranacting properly, setting an example.
Translation
“The wise man should not create confusion in the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to the fruits of their actions. Situated in yoga and acting properly, he should encourage them to perform all their duties.”
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