श्लोक 33 – Verse 33
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।
सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
śhreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj jñāna-yajñaḥ parantapa
sarvaṁ karmākhilaṁ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate
शब्दों का अर्थ
śhreyān—superior; dravya-mayāt—of material possessions; yajñāt—than the sacrifice; jñāna-yajñaḥ—sacrifice performed in knowledge; parantapa—subduer of enemies, Arjun; sarvam—all; karma—works; akhilam—all; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; jñāne—in knowledge; parisamāpyate—culminate
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।4.33।। हे परन्तप अर्जुन ! द्रव्यमय यज्ञसे ज्ञानयज्ञ श्रेष्ठ है। सम्पूर्ण कर्म और पदार्थ ज्ञान-(तत्त्वज्ञान-) में समाप्त हो जाते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।4.33।। हे परन्तप ! द्रव्यों से सम्पन्न होने वाले यज्ञ की अपेक्षा ज्ञानयज्ञ श्रेष्ठ है। हे पार्थ ! सम्पूर्ण अखिल कर्म ज्ञान में समाप्त होते हैं, अर्थात् ज्ञान उनकी पराकाष्ठा है।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
The sacrifice of knowledge is superior to material sacrifice. O Arjuna, all actions and everything else culminate in knowledge.
Swami Gambirananda (English)
O destroyer of enemies, knowledge considered as a sacrifice is greater than sacrifices requiring materials. O son of Prtha, all actions in their totality culminate in knowledge.
Swami Sivananda (English)
Superior is wisdom-sacrifice to the sacrifice with objects, O Parantapa (scorcher of the foes). All actions in their entirety, O Arjuna, culminate in knowledge.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
The sacrifice of knowledge is superior to the sacrifice of material things. O son of Prtha, destroyer of enemies! All actions, leaving nothing behind, come to an end in knowledge.
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the pinnacle of action is always realization.
