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| Bhagavadgíta,-कर्मयोगःः karmayoga 3, (S.-1, Ch.-3, V.-4) |
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते ।न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥ ३-४॥ |
na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo'śnute ।na ca saṃnyasanādeva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati ॥ 3-4॥ |
न = na, not.; कर्मणामना = karmana (n. gen. pl.), of actions, of deeds, from actions.; अनारम्भा = anarambha (m. abl. sg. from an a *rambh), from non-commencement, from non-undertaking, from abstention. karmaṇāmanārambh (n. acc. sg.), freedom from ac-tion, inactivity, state beyond karma.; पुरुषो= puruas (m. nom. sg.), man, spirit.; ऽश्नुते = asnute (3rd sg. pr. indic. mid . .Jas), he at-tains.; न = na not.; च = ca, and.; संन्यसनात = saṃnyasanat (n. abl. sg.), from renunciation, from relinquishment.; एव = eva, indeed, alone (often used as a rhythmic filler).; सिद्धिं = siddhim (f. acc. sg.), perfection, fulfillment, success.; समधिगच्छति = samadhigacchati (3rd sg. pr. indic. act. samadhi *gam), he approaches, he comes near, he surpasses. |
Man cannot obtain selfless action by inaction nor does he attain self-
realization by renouncing everything. ||3-4||