Original Sanskrit

अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति । नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः ॥ ४-४०॥

Transliteration

ajñaścāśraddadhānaśca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati nāyaṃ loko’sti na paro na sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ 4-40

English Translation

The ignorant, the faithless, the doubting-self goes to destruction; there is neither this world, nor the other, nor happiness for the doubter.

Word-by-Word Meaning

ajñaḥ = a fool who has no knowledge in standard scriptures; ca = and; aśraddadhānaḥ = without faith in revealed scriptures; ca = also; saṃśaya = of doubts; ātmā = a person; vinaśyati = falls back; na = never; ayaṃ = in this; lokaḥ = world; asti = there is; na = nor; paraḥ = in the next life; na = not; sukhaṃ = happiness; saṃśaya = doubtful; ātmanaḥ = of the person.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

Total Verses:42
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