दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत् |
स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत् ||१८-८||
duḥkhamityeva yatkarma kāyakleśabhayāttyajet . sa kṛtvā rājasaṃ tyāgaṃ naiva tyāgaphalaṃ labhet ||18-8||
।।18.8।। जो मनुष्य, कर्म को दु:ख समझकर शारीरिक कष्ट के भय से त्याग देता है, वह पुरुष उस राजसिक त्याग को करके कदापि त्याग के फल को प्राप्त नहीं होता है।।
18.8 दुःखम् (it is) painful? इति thus? एव even? यत् which? कर्म action? कायक्लेशभयात् from fear of bodily trouble? त्यजेत् abandons? सः he? कृत्वा performing? राजसम् Rajasic? त्यागम् abandonment? न not? एव even? त्यागफलम् the fruit of abandonment? लभेत् obtains.Commentary Phalam Fruit or reward Moksha or emancipation which is the reward of renunciation of all actions accompanied with wisdom.Determination and persistence are reired for the performance of religious duties and actions. One may begi
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।18.8।।तथा --, समस्त कर्म दुःखरूप हैं? ऐसा मानकर जो कोई शारीरिक क्लेशके भयसे कर्मोंको छोड़ बैठता है? वह,( ऐसा ) राजस त्याग करके? त्यागका फल अर्थात् ज्ञानपूर्वक किये हुए सर्वकर्मसंन्यासका मोक्षरूप फल? नहीं पाता।
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18.8 Whatever action one may relinish merely as being painful, from fear of physical suffering, he, having resorted to renunciation based on rajas, will surely not acire the fruits of renunciation.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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