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Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action
अर्जुन उवाच अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः। कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति
arjuna uvācha aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥ katham etad vijānīyāṁ tvam ādau proktavān iti
Arjuna said: Your birth was later, while the birth of Vivasvan was earlier. How am I to understand that You taught this in the beginning?
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · aparam—later · bhavataḥ—your · janma—birth · param—prior · janma—birth · vivasvataḥ—Vivasvan, the sun-god · katham—how · etat—this · vijānīyām—am I to understand · tvam—you · ādau—in the beginning · proktavān—taught · iti—thus
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