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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 26

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति। शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति

śhrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye sanyamāgniṣhu juhvati śhabdādīn viṣhayānanya indriyāgniṣhu juhvati

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.26 mean?

Some sacrifice their physical senses in the fire of self-control; others offer up their contact with external objects in the sacrificial fire of their senses.

Word-by-word meaning

śhrotra-ādīni—such as the hearing process · indriyāṇi—senses · anye—others · sanyama—restraint · agniṣhu—in the sacrficial fire · juhvati—sacrifice · śhabda-ādīn—sound vibration, etc · viṣhayān—objects of sense-gratification · anye—others · indriya—of the senses · agniṣhu—in the fire · juhvati—sacrifice

soulpleasurerenunciationactionbodycontrolsacrifice

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