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Bhagavad Gita 4.16
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Sanskrit
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।
तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्
तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्
Transliteration
kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’pyatra mohitāḥ
tat te karma pravakṣhyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣhyase ’śhubhāt
tat te karma pravakṣhyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣhyase ’śhubhāt
Synonyms
karmaṇaḥ: of work;
hi: certainly;
api: also;
boddhavyam: should be understood;
boddhavyam: should be understood;
ca: also;
vikarmaṇaḥ: of forbidden work;
akarmaṇaḥ: of inaction;
ca: also;
boddhavyam: should be understood;
gahanā: very difficult;
karmaṇaḥ: of work;
gatiḥ: entrance .;
English Meaning
The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore one should know properly what action is, what forbidden action is and what inaction is.
Life Theme
Knowledge and Action
Life Application
Learning from mentors and applying knowledge in practical life decisions.