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Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन। ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा
yathaidhānsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjuna jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā
Just as a blazing fire reduces firewood to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge reduce all actions to ashes.
yathā—as · edhānsi—firewood · samiddhaḥ—blazing · agniḥ—fire · bhasma-sāt—to ashes · kurute—turns · arjuna—Arjun · jñāna-agniḥ—the fire of knowledge · sarva-karmāṇi—all reactions from material activities · bhasma-sāt—to ashes · kurute—it turns · tathā—similarly
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