Bhagavad Gita 2.39
Chapter 2, verse 39
Meaning
So far I have explained this as Sāṅkhya, the analysis of what lasts and what passes. Now hear it as yoga, something you practise. Held by this understanding, son of Pṛthā, you will slip free of the chains action usually brings.
The Sanskrit
एषा तेऽभिहिता साङ्ख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु ।
बुद्ध्या युक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि ॥ ३९ ॥
eṣā te 'bhihitā sāṃkhye buddhir yoge tv imāṃ śṛṇu
buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karmabandhaṃ prahāsyasi
Say it
ay-shaa tay-bhi-hi-taa saan-khyay bud-dhir yo-gay tvi-maam shri-noo
bud-dhyaa yook-to yuh-yaa paar-thuh kur-muh-bun-dhum pruh-haas-yuh-si
Word by word
- eṣā te abhihitā
- this has been told to you
- sāṃkhye buddhiḥ
- the understanding as in Sāṅkhya (analysis)
- yoge tu imām śṛṇu
- now hear it as in yoga (practice)
- buddhyā yuktaḥ yayā
- joined with this understanding
- pārtha
- son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)
- karma-bandham prahāsyasi
- you will cast off the bondage of action
Read it in context: verses 2.37–40Even mind, then actWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Effort that is never wasted
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.39 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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