Bhagavad Gita 4.42 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Cut your doubt with the sword of wisdom. Now stand up!”
What it means
“So cut through the doubt in your heart, born of not knowing, with the sword of wisdom. Take up the path, Arjuna, and stand up!”
The original Sanskrit
तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः । छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥
tasmādajñānasambhūtaṃ hṛtsthaṃ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chittvainaṃ saṃśayaṃ yogamātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata
Translations
Literal translation
Therefore, O scion of the Bharata dyasty, take recourse to yoga and rise up, cutting asunder with the sword of Knowledge this doubt of your own in the heart, arising from ignorance.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इसलिये अपने हृदय में स्थित अज्ञान से उत्पन्न आत्मविषयक संशय को ज्ञान खड्ग से काटकर, हे भारत ! योग का आश्रय लेकर खड़े हो जाओ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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