Sanskrit · Devanagari
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः। अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaśca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882one must also possess knowledge about prohibited action and again one must possess knowledge about inaction. The truth regarding action is abstruse.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।4.17।। कर्मणः शास्त्रविहितस्य हि यस्मात् अपि अस्ति बोद्धव्यम् बोद्धव्यं च अस्त्येव विकर्मणः प्रतिषिद्धस्य तथा अकर्मणश्च तूष्णींभावस्य बोद्धव्यम् अस्ति इति त्रिष्वप्यध्याहारः कर्तव्यः। यस्मात् गहना विषमा दुर्ज्ञेया कर्मणः इति उपलक्षणार्थं कर्मादीनाम् कर्माकर्मविकर्मणां गतिः याथात्म्यं तत्त्वम् इत्यर्थः।।किं पुनस्तत्त्वं कर्मादेः यत् बोद्धव्यं वक्ष्यामि इति प्रतिज्ञातम् उच्यते
f2d840b1b884…Rāmānuja
4.17 There is something which ought to be known in regard to action (Karma) which forms the means of attaining release. So also is the case in regard to 'multi-form or varied forms of action' (Vikarma). These are what have acired variegation as obligatory, occasional and desire-prompted works reiring numerous reisites. There is also something to be known about non-action, i.e., knowledge of the self. Therefore, deep, i.e., difficult to understand, is the way of action to be pursued by the seeker after release. What should be known as regards multi-form or variegated forms of Karma is that the attribution of differences leading to differences of fruits in obligatory, occasional and desire-prompted rites and acisition of things reired for their performace, etc., must be renounced, realising that the Sastras aim at only one result, i.e., release (and not several results said to accrue from these works). This has been declared in connection with the teaching, 'The resolute mind is one-pointed' (2.41) and is not elaborated here. Sri Krsna explains what must be known in regard to action and non-action.
b14732a12f37…Swami Sivananda
4.17 कर्मणः of action? हि for? अपि also? बोद्धव्यम् should be known? बोद्धव्यम् should be known? च and? विकर्मणः of the forbidden action? अकर्मणः of inaction? च and? बोद्धव्यम् should be known? गहना deep? कर्मणः of action? गतिः the path.No Commentary.
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