tasmāc chāstraṃ pramāṇaṃ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitau
jñātvā śāstra-vidhānoktaṃ karma kartum ihārhasi
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tasmāt (therefore) kāryākārya-vyavasthitau (in ascertaining duty and improper act) śāstram (injunction) te pramāṇam (your principle) [
asti]
(it is),
iha (here) [
tvam]
(you) śāstra-vidhānoktam (said by the orders from the scriptures) jñātvā (after knowing)
karma (activity) kartum (to do) arhasi (you deign).
tasmāt |
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av. – therefore (from: tat sn. 5n.1 m. – from that); |
śāstram |
– |
śāstra 2n.1 n. – order, precept, teaching, scripture (from: √śās – to teach); |
pramāṇam |
– |
pramāṇa 2n.1 n. – measure, standard, principle (from: pra-√mā – to measure, to make ready); |
te |
– |
yuṣmat sn. 6n.1 – your (shortened form of: tava); |
kāryākārya-vyavasthitau |
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kārya-akārya-vyavasthiti 7n.1 f.; DV / TP: kāryasya cākāryasya ca vyavasthitav iti – in ascertaining duty and improper act (from: √kṛ – to do, PF kārya – to be done, work, duty, especially religious one, akārya – not to be done, improper; vi-ava-√sthā – to arrange, to settle, vi-ava-sthiti – standing, steadiness, position, existence); |
jñātvā |
– |
√jñā (to know, to understand) absol. – after understanding; |
śāstra-vidhānoktam |
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śāstra-vidhāna-ukta 2n.1 n.; TP: śāstrasya vidhānenoktam iti – said by the order of scripture (from: √śās – to teach, śāstra – order, precept, teaching, scripture; vi-√dhā – to put, to arrange, to give, vidhāna – order, regulation, method; √vac – to speak, PP ukta – spoken, called); |
karma |
– |
karman 2n.1 n. – activity (from: √kṛ – to do); |
kartum |
– |
√kṛ (to do) inf. – to do; |
iha |
– |
av. – here (often meaning: in this world); |
arhasi |
– |
√arh (to deserve, to be able to) Praes. P 2v.1 – you deserve; |
kāryākārya-vyavasthitau → kāryaṁ kārya-vyavasthitau (duty in the state of duty);
jñātvā → kṛtvā (after doing);
tasmāt śāstraṃ pramāṇaṃ jñāna-sādhanaṃ te tava kāryākārya-vyavasthitau kartavyākartavya-vyavasthāyām | ato jñātvā buddhvā śāstra-vidhānoktaṃ —vidhir vidhānaṃ śāstram eva vidhānaṃ śāstra-vidhānaṃ kuryān na kuryād ity evaṃ-lakṣaṇam, tena uktaṃ sva-karma yat tat kartum ihārhasi | iheti karmādhikāra-bhūmi-pradarśanārtham iti
tasmāt kāryākāryavyvasthitau upādeyānupādeyavyavasthāyāṃ śāstram eva tava pramāṇam / dharmaśāstretihāsapurāṇādyupabṛṃhitā vedāḥ yad eva puruṣottamākhyaṃ paraṃ tattvaṃ tatprīṇanarūpaṃ tatprāptyupāyabhūtaṃ ca karmāvabodhayanti, tac śāstravidhānoktaṃ tattvaṃ karma ca jñātvā yathāvad anyūnātiriktaṃ vijñāya, kartuṃ tvam arhasi tad evopādātum arhasi
phalitam āha tasmād iti | idaṃ kāryam idam akāryam ity asyāṃ vyavasthāyāṃ te tava śāstraṃ śruti-smṛti-purāṇādikam eva pramāṇam | ataḥ śāstra-vidhānoktaṃ karma jñātvā iha karmādhikāre vartmāno yathā ‚dhikāraṃ karma kartum arhasi tan-mūlatvāt sattva-śuddhi-samyag jñāna-muktīnām ity arthaḥ
yasmād evam tasmād iti | yasmāc chāstra-vimukhatayā kāmādhīna-pravṛttir aihika-pāratrika-sarva-puruṣārtha-yogyas tasmāt te tava śreyo ‚rthinaḥ kāryākārya-vyavasthitau kiṃ kāryaṃ kim akāryam iti viṣaye śāstraṃ veda-tad-upajīvi-smṛti-purāṇādikam eva pramāṇaṃ bodhakaṃ nānyat svotprekṣā-buddha-vākyādīty abhiprāyaḥ | evaṃ ceha karmādhikāra-bhūmau śāstra-vidhānena kuryān na kuryād ity evaṃ-pravartanānivartanā-rūpeṇa vaidika-liṅ-ādi-padenoktaṃ karma-vihitaṃ pratiṣiddhaṃ ca jñātvā niṣiddhaṃ varjayan vihitaṃ kṣatriyasya yuddhādi-karma tvaṃ kartum arhasi sattva-śuddhi-paryantam ity arthaḥ | tad evam asminn adhyāye sarvasyā āsuryāḥ sampado mūla-bhūtān sarvāśreyaḥ-prāpakān sarva-śreyaḥ-pratibandhakān mahā-doṣān kāma-krodha-lobhān apahāya śreyo ‚rthinā śraddadhānatayā śāstra-pravaṇena tad-upadiṣṭārthānuṣṭhāna-pareṇa bhavativyam iti saṃpad-dvaya-vibhāga-pradarśana-mukhena nirdhāritam
no commentary up to the verse BhG 17.1
yasmāc chāstra-vimukhatayā kāmādy-adhīnā pravṛttiḥ pumarthād vibhraṃśayati | tasmāt tava kāryākārya-vyavasthitau kiṃ kartavyaṃ kim akartavyam ity asmin viṣaye nirdoṣam apauruṣeyaṃ veda-rūpaṃ śāstram eva pramāṇam | na tu bhramādi-doṣavatā puruṣeṇotprekṣitaṃ vākyam | ataḥ śāstra-vidhānena kuryān na kuryād iti pravartanā-nivartanātmakena liṅ-tavyādi-padenoktam | karma vihitaṃ niṣiddhaṃ ca jñātvā niṣiddhaṃ tat parityajan iha karma-bhūmau vihita-karmāgni-hotrādi yuddhādi ca kartum arhasi loka-saṅgrahāya