Bhagavad Gita 4.16
Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action) · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः ।तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥
kiṃ karma kimakarmeti kavayo'pyatra mohitāḥ |tatte karma pravakṣyāmi yajjñātvā mokṣyase'śubhāt ||
Meaning of Gita 4.16 in English
Even wise people get confused about what action is and what inaction is. Krishna promises to explain action clearly, so Arjuna can be free from harm.
गीता 4.16 का हिंदी अर्थ
कर्म क्या है और अकर्म क्या है, इस बारे में बुद्धिमान भी उलझ जाते हैं। मैं तुम्हें कर्म का वह रहस्य बताऊँगा जिसे जानकर तुम बंधन से मुक्त हो जाओगे।
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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.