किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः | तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ||४-१६||
kiṃ karma kimakarmeti kavayo.apyatra mohitāḥ . tatte karma pravakṣyāmi yajjñātvā mokṣyase.aśubhāt ||4-16||
Chapter 4 · Verse 16
Jnana Yoga
ज्ञानयोग
Translation
4.16 What is action? What is non-action? Even the wise are puzzled in respect of these. I shall declare to you that kind of action by knowing which you will be freed from evil.
Meaning
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Word by word
किम् what कर्म action किम् what अकर्म inaction इति thus कवयः wise अपि also अत्र in this मोहिताः (are) deluded तत् that ते to thee कर्म action प्रवक्ष्यामि (I) shall teach यत् which ज्ञात्वा having known मोक्ष्यसे (thou) shalt be liberated अशुभात् from evil. No