Bhagavad Gita · 16.24
॥
Devanāgarī
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ ।
ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tasmāc chāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitau |
jñātvā śāstra-vidhānoktaṁ karma kartum ihārhasi ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तस्मात्tasmāttherefore.
शास्त्रम्śāstramthe scriptures (sacred texts).
प्रमाणम्pramāṇamauthority, standard, proof.
तेtefor you.
कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौkārya-akārya-vyavasthitauin discerning (vyavasthitau) between what should be done (kārya) and what should not be done (akārya).
ज्ञात्वाjñātvāhaving understood, having learned.
शास्त्रविधानोक्तम्śāstra-vidhāna-uktamthat which is enjoined (uktam) by the rules (vidhāna) of the scriptures.
कर्मkarmaaction.
कर्तुम् इह अर्हसिkartum iha arhasiyou should (arhasi) perform (kartum) here (iha).
Translation
“Therefore, let the scriptures be your supreme authority in discerning what should be done and what should not be done. Having understood the injunctions of the scriptures, you should act in this world in accordance with them.”
Version
d20bdec7dd8f · published Jul 2, 2026, 12:00:00 PM UTC
Available inRUENESHIZHPage between verses with