SYNONYMS

sreyan–greater; dravya-mayat–than the sacrifice of material possessions; yajnat–knowledge; jnana-yajnah–sacrifice in knowledge; parantapa–O chastiser of the enemy; sarvam–all; karma–activities; akhilam–in totality; partha–O son of Prtha; jnane–in knowledge; parisamapyate–ends in.

TRANSLATION

O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice of knowledge is greater than the sacrifice of material possessions. O son of Prtha, after all, the sacrifice of work culminates in transcendental knowledge.