Bhagavad Gita 4.37
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन। ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।
yathaidhānsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjuna jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yathā | yathā | as |
| edhānsi | edhānsi | firewood |
| samiddhaḥ | samiddhaḥ | blazing |
| agniḥ | agniḥ | fire |
| bhasma-sāt | bhasma-sāt | to ashes |
| kurute | kurute | turns |
| arjuna | arjuna | Arjun |
| jñāna-agniḥ | jñāna-agniḥ | the fire of knowledge |
| sarva-karmāṇi | sarva-karmāṇi | all reactions from material activities |
| bhasma-sāt | bhasma-sāt | to ashes |
| kurute | kurute | it turns |
| tathā | tathā | similarly |
As the blazing fire reduces fuel to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge reduce all actions to ash.
जैसे प्रज्जवलित अग्नि ईन्धन को भस्मसात् कर देती है, वैसे ही, हे अर्जुन ! ज्ञानरूपी अग्नि सम्पूर्ण कर्मों को भस्मसात् कर देती है।।