sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ saṃsiddhiṃ labhate naraḥ
sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṃ yathā vindati tac chṛṇu
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sve sve (in one’s own) karmaṇi (in activity) abhirataḥ naraḥ (a person rejoicing) saṁsiddhim (perfection) labhate (he attains).
yathā (as) sva-karma-nirataḥ (one rejoicing one’s own activity) siddhim (perfection) vindati (he finds),
[
tvam]
(you) tat (that) śṛṇu (you must listen).
| sve sve |
– |
sva sn. 7n.1 n. – in one’s own (distributive use); |
| karmaṇi |
– |
karman 7n.1 n. – in activity (from: √kṛ – to do); |
| abhirataḥ |
– |
abhirata (abhi-√ram – to play, to rejoice) PP 1n.1 m. – who is pleased, who rejoices (requires locative); |
| saṁsiddhim |
– |
sam-siddhi 2n.1 f. – accomplishment, fulfilment, perfection, success (from: √sidh – to succeed, to become perfect); |
| labhate |
– |
√labh (to obtain) Praes. Ā 1v.1 – he obtains; |
| naraḥ |
– |
nara 1n.1 m. – a man, a person (from: nṛ – man, mankind); |
| sva-karma-nirataḥ |
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sva-karma-nirata 1n.1 m.; TP: svasya karmaṇi nirata iti – rejoicing one’s own activity (from: sva – own; √kṛ – to do, karman – activity and its result; ni-√ram – to play, to rejoice, PP nirata – rejoicing – what? requires locative); |
| siddhim |
– |
siddhi 2n.1 f. – accomplishment, fulfilment, perfection, success (from: √sidh – to succeed, to become perfect); |
| yathā |
– |
av. – as (correlative of: tathā); |
| vindati |
– |
√vid (to find) Praes. P 1v.1 – he finds; |
| tat |
– |
tat sn. 2n.1 n. – that; |
| śṛṇu |
– |
√śru (to hear, to listen) Imperat. P 2v.1 – you must listen; |
naraḥ → parām (supreme);
siddhiṁ → śuddhim (purity);
sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ → athātaḥ saṁpravakṣyāmi (now I will speak);
eteṣāṃ jāti-vihitānāṃ karmaṇāṃ samyag-anuṣṭhitānāṃ svarga-prāptiḥ phalaṃ svabhāvataḥ, varṇā āśramāś ca sva-karma-niṣṭhāḥ pretya karma-phalam anubhūya tataḥ śeṣeṇa viśiṣṭa-deśa-jāti-kula-dharmāyuḥ-śruta-vṛtta-vitta-sukha-medhaso janma pratipadyanta ity ādi-smṛtibhyaḥ | purāṇe ca varṇinām āśramiṇāṃ ca loka-phala-bheda-viśeṣa-smaraṇāt | kāraṇāntarāt tv idaṃ vakṣyamāṇaṃ phalaṃ—
sve sve yathokta-lakṣaṇa-bhede karmaṇy abhiratas tat-paraḥ saṃsiddhiṃ sva-karmānuṣṭhānād aśuddhi-kṣaye sati kāyendriyāṇāṃ jñāna-niṣṭhā-yogyatā-lakṣaṇāṃ saṃsiddhiṃ labhate prāpnoti naro’dhikṛtaḥ puruṣaḥ | kiṃ sva-karmānuṣṭhānata eva sākṣāt saṃsiddhiḥ ? na | kathaṃ tarhi ? sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṃ yathā yena prakāreṇa vindati, tac chṛṇu
sve sve yathodite karmaṇy abhirato naraḥ saṃsiddhiṃ paramapadaprāptiṃ labhate / svakarmanirato yathā siddhiṃ vindati paramapadaṃ prāpnoti, tathā śṛṇu
evambhūtasya brāhmaṇādi-karmaṇo jñāna-hetutvam āha sve sve iti | sva-svādhikāra-vihite karmaṇy abhirataḥ pariniṣṭhito naraḥ saṃsiddhiṃ jñāna-yogyatāṃ labhate | karmaṇāṃ jñāna-prāpti-prakāram āha sva-karmeti-sārdhena | sva-karma-pariniṣṭhito yathā yena prakāreṇa tattva-jñānaṃ labhate tat prakāraṃ śṛṇu
no commentary up to the verse BhG 18.46
uktānāṃ karmaṇāṃ jñāna-hetutām āha sve sve iti | sva-sva-varṇāśrama-vihite karmaṇy abhiratas tad-anuṣṭhātā naraḥ saṃsiddhiṃ viśa-tantuvat karmāntargataṃ jñāna-niṣṭhāṃ labhate | nanu bandhakena karmaṇāṃ vimocikā jñāna-niṣṭhā katham iti ced buddhi-viśeṣād ity āha sva-karmeti
