Bhagavad Gita · 4.33
॥
Devanāgarī
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप ।
सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śreyān dravyamayād yajñāj jñānayajñaḥ parantapa |
sarvaṁ karmākhilaṁ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रेयान्śreyānbetter, higher, superior
द्रव्यमयात् यज्ञात्dravyamayāt yajñātthan the sacrifice (yajñāt) consisting of material offerings (dravyamayāt)
ज्ञानयज्ञःjñāna-yajñaḥthe sacrifice in knowledge
परन्तपparantapaO Parantapa! (conqueror of enemies)
सर्वम् कर्म अखिलम्sarvam karma akhilamall activity (karma) in its entirety (akhilam), without remainder
पार्थpārthaO Pārtha!
ज्ञानेjñānein knowledge, in divine knowledge
परिसमाप्यतेparisamāpyatefinds its completion, reaches its culmination
Translation
“O conqueror of enemies, sacrifice performed in knowledge is far superior to the sacrifice of material possessions. O Pārtha, ultimately all activity in its entirety culminates in knowledge.”
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