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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 39

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां श्रृणु। बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि

eṣhā te ’bhihitā sānkhye buddhir yoge tvimāṁ śhṛiṇu buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karma-bandhaṁ prahāsyasi

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.39 mean?

I have told you the philosophy of knowledge. Now, listen, and I will explain the philosophy of action, by means of which, O Arjuna, you will break through the bondage of all action.

Word-by-word meaning

eṣhā—hitherto · te—to you · abhihitā—explained · sānkhye—by analytical knowledge · buddhiḥ yoge—by the yog of intellect · tu—indeed · imām—this · śhṛiṇu—listen · buddhyā—by understanding · yuktaḥ—united · yayā—by which · pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha · karma-bandham—bondage of karma · prahāsyasi—you shall be released from

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