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Bhagavad Gita 4.19

Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action) · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः ।ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥

yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāmasaṅkalpavarjitāḥ |jñānāgnidagdhakarmāṇaṃ tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ ||

Meaning of Gita 4.19 in English

The wise call someone learned when all their efforts are free from selfish desire and scheming, and their actions have been burned clean in the fire of knowledge.

गीता 4.19 का हिंदी अर्थ

जिसके सारे काम कामना और स्वार्थी संकल्प से रहित होते हैं, और जिसके कर्म ज्ञान की आग में जल गए हैं, उसे ज्ञानी लोग पंडित कहते हैं।

selfless workwisdomletting go of desire

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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.