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Bhagavad Gita 18.31
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Sanskrit
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी
Transliteration
yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva cha
ayathāvat prajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī
ayathāvat prajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī
Synonyms
yayā: by which;
dharmam: the principles of religion;
adharmam: irreligion;
ca: and;
kāryam: what ought to be done;
ca: also;
akāryam: what ought not to be done;
eva: certainly;
ca: also;
ayathā: vat — imperfectly;
prajānāti: knows;
buddhiḥ: intelligence;
sā: that;
pārtha: O son of Pṛthā;
rājasī: in the mode of passion .;
English Meaning
O son of Pṛthā, that understanding which cannot distinguish between religion and irreligion, between action that should be done and action that should not be done, is in the mode of passion.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.