Word meanings
- yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇam
- those who renounce ritualistic karm, dedicating their body, mind, and soul to God
- jñāna
- by knowledge
- sañchinna
- dispelled
- sanśayam
- doubts
- ātma-vantam
- situated in knowledge of the self
- na
- not
- karmāṇi
- actions
- nibadhnanti
- bind
- dhanañjaya
- Arjun, the conqueror of wealth
Translations
He who has renounced actions through Yoga, whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who is self-possessed—such a one is not bound by actions, O Arjuna.
But the one who has renounced their actions for meditation, who has cleaved their doubts in two by the sword of wisdom, and who remains always enthroned in their Self, is not bound by their actions.
O Dhananjaya (Arjuna), actions do not bind one who has renounced actions through yoga, whose doubts have been fully dispelled by Knowledge, and who is not inattentive.
हे धनञ्जय ! योग- (समता-) के द्वारा जिसका सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंसे सम्बन्ध-विच्छेद हो गया है और ज्ञानके द्वारा जिसके सम्पूर्ण संशयोंका नाश हो गया है, ऐसे स्वरूप-परायण मनुष्यको कर्म नहीं बाँधते।Commentary
Sri Madhusudana Sarasvati explains Atmavantam as always watchful. He who has attained to Selfrealisation renounces all actions by means of Yoga or the knowledge of Brahman. As he is established in the knowledge of the identity of the individual soul with the, Supreme Soul, all his doubts are cut asunder. Actions do not bind him as they are burnt in the fire of wisdom and as he is always watchful over himself. (Cf.II.48III.9IV.20)