Original Sanskrit

यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः । ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥ ४-१९॥

Transliteration

yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāmasaṅkalpavarjitāḥ jñānāgnidagdhakarmāṇaṃ tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ 4-19

English Translation

Whose undertakings are all devoid of desires and purposes, and whose actions have been burnt by the Fire-of-Knowledge, him the wise call a Sage.

Word-by-Word Meaning

yasya = one whose; sarve = all sorts of; samārambhāḥ = attempts; kāma = based on desire for sense gratification; saṅkalpa = determination; varjitāḥ = are devoid of; jñāna = of perfect knowledge; agni = by the fire; dagdha = burned; karmāṇāṃ = whose work; taṃ = him; āhuḥ = declare; paṇḍitaṃ = learned; budhāḥ = those who know.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

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