Sanskrit · Devanagari
एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे। कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
evaṃ bahuvidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe karmajānviddhi tānsarvānevaṃ jñātvā vimokṣyase
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Thus sacrifices of various sorts are laid down in the Vedas . Know them all to be produced from action, and knowing this you will be released (from the fetters of this world). The sacrifice of knowledge O terror of (your) foes! is superior to the sacrifice of wealth for action
This verse-level alignment is machine-assisted and awaits two independent human checks. Confidence signal: 31%.
Compare readings
29 translations and commentaries are aligned to this verse. Choose up to three; the root verse and Telang witness stay above them.
Śaṅkarācārya
।।4.32।। एवं यथोक्ता बहुविधा बहुप्रकारा यज्ञाः वितताः विस्तीर्णाः ब्रह्मणो वेदस्य मुखे द्वारे वेदद्वारेण अवगम्यमानाः ब्रह्मणो मुखे वितता उच्यन्ते तद्यथा वाचि हि प्राणं जुहुमः इत्यादयः। कर्मजान् कायिकवाचिकमानसकर्मोद्भवान् विद्धि तान् सर्वान् अनात्मजान् निर्व्यापारो हि आत्मा। अत एवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे अशुभात्। न मद्व्यापारा इमे निर्व्यापारोऽहम् उदासीन इत्येवं ज्ञात्वा अस्मात् सम्यग्दर्शनात् मोक्ष्यसे संसारबन्धनात् इत्यर्थः।।ब्रह्मार्पणम् इत्यादिश्लोकेन सम्यग्दर्शनस्य यज्ञत्वं संपादितम्। यज्ञाश्च अनेके उपदिष्टाः। तैः सिद्धपुरुषार्थप्रयोजनैः ज्ञानं स्तूयते। कथम्
95ff81110dda…Rāmānuja
4.32 Thus there are many kinds of Kamra Yoga, which are spread out for the attainment of the Brahman. That means, they lead to the realisaion of the true nature of the individual self. Know that all these are forms of Karma Yoga, which have been previoulsy defined and diversified, as born of actions. That means, know them as resulting from occasional and obligatory rites performed day by day. Knowing thus, observing them in the manner prescribed, you will be released. It has been stated that actions have the form of knowledge because of the inclusion of knowledge in them. Now Sri Krsna explains the predominance of the component of knowledge in such actions which include knowledge within themselves.
de40f69b6f1d…Swami Sivananda
4.32 एवम् thus? बहुविधाः manifold? यज्ञाः sacrifices? वितताः are spread? ब्रह्मणः of Brahman (or of the Veda)? मुखे in the face? कर्मजान् born of action? विद्धि know (thou)? तान् them? सर्वान् all? एवम् thus? ज्ञात्वा having known? विमोक्ष्यसे thou shalt be liberated.Commentary The word Brahmanah has also been interpreted to mean In the Vedas.Various kinds of sacrifices are spread out at the mouth of Brahman? i.e.? they are known from the Vedas. Know that they are born of action? because the Self is beyond action. If you realise that these actions do not concern me? they are not my actin? and I am actionless? you will surely be liberated from the bondage of Samsara by this right knowledge. (Cf.IX.27XIII.15)
af34816a62d6…These supplied texts come from the pinned VedicScriptures dataset under GPL-3.0 and await independent alignment review.