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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 42

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः। छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत

tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛit-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chhittvainaṁ sanśhayaṁ yogam ātiṣhṭhottiṣhṭha bhārata

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.42 mean?

Therefore, cutting asunder with the sword of knowledge this doubt of the self, born of ignorance and dwelling in the heart, take refuge in Yoga and arise, O Bharata.

Word-by-word meaning

tasmāt—therefore · ajñāna-sambhūtam—born of ignorance · hṛit-stham—situated in the heart · jñāna—of knowledge · asinā—with the sword · ātmanaḥ—of the self · chhittvā—cut asunder · enam—this · sanśhayam—doubt · yogam—in karm yog · ātiṣhṭha—take shelter · uttiṣhṭha—arise · bhārata—Arjun, descendant of Bharat

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