Bhagavad Gita 4.19
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः। ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः।।
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yasya | yasya | whose |
| sarve | sarve | every |
| samārambhāḥ | samārambhāḥ | undertakings |
| kāma | kāma | desire for material pleasures |
| saṅkalpa | saṅkalpa | resolve |
| varjitāḥ | varjitāḥ | devoid of |
| jñāna | jñāna | divine knowledge |
| agni | agni | in the fire |
| dagdha | dagdha | burnt |
| karmāṇam | karmāṇam | actions |
| tam | tam | him |
| āhuḥ | āhuḥ | address |
| paṇḍitam | paṇḍitam | a sage |
| budhāḥ | budhāḥ | the wise |
He whose undertakings are all devoid of desires and selfish purposes, and whose actions have been burned by the fire of knowledge, the wise call him a sage.
जिसके समस्त कार्य कामना और संकल्प से रहित हैं, ऐसे उस ज्ञानरूप अग्नि के द्वारा भस्म हुये कर्मों वाले पुरुष को ज्ञानीजन पण्डित कहते हैं।।