Bhagavad Gita 16.23 Meaning: Yah shastravidhimutsrijya

Bhagavad Gita 16.23

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः ।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥

Yah shastravidhimutsrijya vartate kamakaratahNa sa siddhimavapnoti na sukham na param gatim

yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ |na sa siddhimavāpnoti na sukhaṃ na parāṃ gatim ||

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Our explanation Krishna says that one who sets aside the rule of the scriptures (śāstra-vidhi) and acts as desire leads reaches neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the highest goal.

हिंदी अर्थ कृष्ण कहते हैं कि जो शास्त्र की विधि को छोड़कर अपनी इच्छा से चलता है, उसे न सिद्धि मिलती है, न सुख, न परम गति।

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यः yaḥ · who (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
शास्त्रविधिम् śāstravidhim · the rule of scripture (compound (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: śāstra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1069, col. 1 “any religious or scientific treatise, any sacred book”; 2. vi-dhi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 968, col. 1 “a rule, formula, injunction, ordinance, statute, precept, law”
उत्सृज्य utsṛjya · setting aside (absolutive (having done)) Dictionary: ut-sṛj, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 182, col. 3 “to quit, leave, abandon, avoid, eschew”
वर्तते vartate · acts, lives (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. vṛt, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1009, col. 1 “to be, live, exist, be found, remain, stay, abide, dwell”
कामकारतः kāmakārataḥ · as desire moves him (compound, used as adverb) Dictionary: kāma-kāra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 272, col. 1 “according to one's desires or inclinations, willingly, spontaneously”
न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
सः saḥ · he (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
सिद्धिम् siddhim · perfection (noun (feminine), accusative singular) Dictionary: 2. siddhi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1216, col. 2 “accomplishment, performance, fulfilment, complete attainment (of any object), success”
अवाप्नोति avāpnoti · attains (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: avāp, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 107, col. 1 “to reach, attain, obtain, gain, get”
न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
सुखम् sukham · happiness (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: sukha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1221, col. 1 “ease, easiness, comfort, prosperity, pleasure, happiness”
न na · nor (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
पराम् parām · highest (adjective (feminine), accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. para, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 586, col. 1 “best or worst, highest, supreme, chief”
गतिम् gatim · goal (noun (feminine), accusative singular) Dictionary: gati, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 347, col. 3 “path, way, course”

Here, says Srîdhara, it is laid down that the triad is not to be got rid of save by following scripture rules. ↩

I. e. fitness for the attainment of the summum bonum. As to acting from desire, see also p. 65. ↩

Here, says Srîdhara, it is laid down that the triad is not to be got rid of save by following scripture rules. ↩

I. e. fitness for the attainment of the summum bonum. As to acting from desire, see also p. 65. ↩

Bhagavad Gita 16.23: meaning and translation

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