Bhagavad Gita 16.24
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।
tasmāch chhāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitau jñātvā śhāstra-vidhānoktaṁ karma kartum ihārhasi
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tasmāt | tasmāt | therefore |
| śhāstram | śhāstram | scriptures |
| pramāṇam | pramāṇam | authority |
| te | te | your |
| kārya | kārya | duty |
| akārya | akārya | forbidden action |
| vyavasthitau | vyavasthitau | in determining |
| jñātvā | jñātvā | having understood |
| śhāstra | śhāstra | scriptures |
| vidhāna | vidhāna | injunctions |
| uktam | uktam | as revealed |
| karma | karma | actions |
| kartum | kartum | perform |
| iha | iha | in this world |
| arhasi | arhasi | you should |
Therefore, let the scripture be thy authority in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Having known what is said in the ordinance of the scriptures, thou shouldst act in this world.
इसलिए तुम्हारे लिए कर्तव्य और अकर्तव्य की व्यवस्था (निर्णय) में शास्त्र ही प्रमाण है शास्त्रोक्त विधान को जानकर तुम्हें अपने कर्म करने चाहिए।।