Chapter 3 · Verse 41

Path of Selfless Service

तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ। पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्

tasmāt tvam indriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣhabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi hyenaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśhanam

Word Meanings

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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Translation

Therefore, O best of the Bharatas, first bring your senses under control and slay this sinful destroyer of knowledge and realization.

Commentary

तस्मात् therefore? त्वम् you? इन्द्रियाणि the senses? आदौ in the beginning? नियम्य having controlled? भरतर्षभ O best of the Bharatas? पाप्मानम् the sinful? प्रजहि kill? हि surely? एनम् this? ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् the destroyer of knowledge and realisation (wisdom).Commentary Jnana is knowledge obtained through the study of scriptures. This is indirect knowledge or Paroksha Jnana. Vijnana is direct knowledge or personal experience or Anubhava through Selfrealisation or Aparoksha Jnana. Control the senses first and then kill desire.