SYNONYMS

yat–which; jnatva–knowing; na–never; punah–again; moham–illusion; evam–like this; yasyasi–you shall go; pandava–O son of Pandu; yena–by which; bhutani–all living entities; asesani–totally; draksyasi–you will see; atmani–in the Supreme Soul; atho–or in other words; mayi–in Me.

TRANSLATION

And when you have thus learned the truth, you will know that all living beings are but part of Me–and that they are in Me, and are Mine.

SYNONYMS

tat–that knowledge of different sacrifices; viddhi–try to understand; pranipatena–by approaching a spiritual master; pariprasnena–by submissive inquiries; sevaya–by the rendering of service; upadeksyanti–initiate; te–unto you; jnanam–knowledge; jnaninah–the self-realized; tattva–truth; darsinah–the seers.

TRANSLATION

Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.

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.

SYNONYMS

evam–thus; bahu-vidhah–various kinds of; yajnah–sacrifices; vitatah–widespread; brahmanah–of the Vedas; mukhe–in the face of; karma-jan–born of work; viddhi–you should know; tan–then; sarvan–all; evam–thus; jnatva–knowing; vimoksyase–be liberated.

TRANSLATION

All these different types of sacrifice are approved by the Vedas, and all of them are born of different types of work. Knowing them as such, you will become liberated

SYNONYMS

na–never; ayam–this; lokah–planet; asti–there is; ayajnasya–of the foolish; kutah–where is; anyah–the other; kuru-sat-tama–O best amongst the Kurus.

TRANSLATION

O best of the Kuru dynasty, without sacrifice one can never live happily on this planet or in this life: what then of the next?

SYNONYMS

sarve–all; api–although apparently different; ete–all these; yajna-vidah–conversant with the purpose of performing; yajna–sacrifices; ksapita–being cleansed as the result of such performances; kalmasah–sinful reactions; yajna-sista–as a result of such performances of yajna; amrta-bhujah–those who have tasted such nectar; yanti–do approach; brahma–the supreme; sanatanam–eternal atmosphere.

TRANSLATION

All these performers who know the meaning of sacrifice become cleansed of sinful reaction, and, having tasted the nectar of the remnants of such sacrifice, they go to the supreme eternal atmosphere.

SYNONYMS

apane–air which acts downward; juhvati–offers; pranam–air which acts outward; prane–in the air going outward; apanam–air going downward; tatha–as also; apare–others; prana–air going outward; apana–air going downward; gati–movement; ruddhva–checking; prana-ayama–trance induced by stopping all breathing; parayanah–so inclined; apare–others; niyata–controlled; aharah–eating; pranan–outgoing air; pranesu–in the outgoing air; juhvati–sacrifices.

TRANSLATION

And there are even others who are inclined to the process of breath restraint to remain in trance, and they practice stopping the movement of the outgoing breath into the incoming, and incoming breath into the outgoing, and thus at last remain in trance, stopping all breathing. Some of them, curtailing the eating process, offer the outgoing breath into itself, as a sacrifice.