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Bhagavad Gita 3.26

न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्। जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।

na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅginām joṣhayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācharan

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
nananot
buddhi-bhedambuddhi-bhedamdiscord in the intellects
janayetjanayetshould create
ajñānāmajñānāmof the ignorant
karma-saṅgināmkarma-saṅgināmwho are attached to fruitive actions
joṣhayetjoṣhayetshould inspire (them) to perform
sarvasarvaall
karmāṇikarmāṇiprescribed
vidvānvidvānthe wise
yuktaḥyuktaḥenlightened
samācharansamācharanperforming properly

Let no wise man unsettle the minds of ignorant people who are attached to action; he should engage them in all actions, himself fulfilling them with devotion.

ज्ञानी पुरुष, कर्मों में आसक्त अज्ञानियों की बुद्धि में भ्रम उत्पन्न न करे, स्वयं (भक्ति से) युक्त होकर कर्मों का सम्यक् आचरण कर, उनसे भी वैसा ही कराये।।