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The Path of Action
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ। पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्
tasmāt tvam indriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣhabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi hyenaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśhanam
Therefore, O Arjuna, first control your senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin and is the destroyer of knowledge and wisdom.
tasmāt—therefore · tvam—you · indriyāṇi—senses · ādau—in the very beginning · niyamya—having controlled · bharata-ṛiṣhabha—Arjun, the best of the Bharatas · pāpmānam—the sinful · prajahi—slay · hi—certainly · enam—this · jñāna—knowledge · vijñāna—realization · nāśhanam—the destroyer
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