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Bhagavad Gita 18.3

Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation) · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ।यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे ॥

tyājyaṃ doṣavadityeke karma prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ |yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyamiti cāpare ||

Meaning of Gita 18.3 in English

Some thinkers say all action should be dropped because every action has some flaw in it. Others say acts of sacrifice, giving and self-discipline should never be given up.

गीता 18.3 का हिंदी अर्थ

कुछ विचारक कहते हैं कि हर कर्म में कोई न कोई दोष होता है, इसलिए सारे कर्म छोड़ देने चाहिए। दूसरे कहते हैं कि यज्ञ, दान और तप जैसे कर्म कभी नहीं छोड़ने चाहिए।

renunciationdifferent opinionsgivingself-discipline

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.