BG 4.33
Bhagavad Gītā · Jñāna YogaAnuṣṭubh (śloka)श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप | सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते ||४-३३||
śreyāndravyamayādyajñājjñānayajñaḥ parantapa . sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate ||4-33||
Linguistic facts
Anuṣṭubh (śloka) · 16+16 syllables
scansion (laghu/guru)
7 words analyzed
- श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञस्śreyāndravyamayādyajñājjñānayajñasunknown
- परन्तपparantapa← परंतपnominal · vocative singular neuter
- सर्वम्sarvam← सर्वnominal · accusative singular masculine
- कर्माखिलम्karmākhilamunknown
- पार्थpārtha← पार्थnominal · vocative singular masculine
- ज्ञानेjñāne← ज्ञाnominal · locative singular masculine
- परिसमाप्यतेparisamāpyate← परिसमाप्verb · present third singular passive (√parisamāp)
Facts come from Vidyut (deterministic), never the model. Automated segmentation isn’t hand-verified — gaps are shown, not guessed.
Translations
8 more attributed translations
O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice performed in knowledge is better than the mere sacrifice of material possessions. After all, O son of Pṛthā, all sacrifices of work culminate in transcendental knowledge.
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